US EditionTrump meets with recently freed American ballerina in Oval Office
- President Donald Trump met on Monday with Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American former ballerina recently freed in a prisoner swap at the White House Oval Office.
- Karelina was detained by Russian authorities in January 2024 during a family visit and sentenced to 12 years on high treason charges for donating about $52 to a Ukraine aid charity.
- Her release in April involved exchanging Arthur Petrov, a Russian-German national jailed in the U.S. For smuggling sensitive microelectronics to Russia.
- Trump thanked UFC CEO Dana White for highlighting Ksenia Karelina's situation and noted that she had been freed, expressing relief over her release.
- Karelina's return highlights ongoing U.S.-Russia prisoner swaps amid tense relations over Ukraine, while related cases show contrasting immigration treatment of other Russian nationals.
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Trump meets with recently freed American ballerina in Oval Office
President Trump on Monday met in the Oval Office with an American ballerina who was released from a Russian prison earlier this year as part of an exchange. Trump spoke with Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian dual national who was detained last year on treason charges. The White House posted footage of the meeting, which was…
Recently Released Russian Ballerina Prisoner Visits White House
A Russian American ballerina freed last month from a prison in Russia as part of a prisoner exchange, Ksenia Karelina, visited the White House on Monday and met with President Donald Trump. The 33-year-old dual citizen’s visit underscores the delicate balance of negotiations with Moscow amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. Karelina, a Los Angeles resident and amateur ballerina who was born in Russia and became a U.S. citizen in 2021, was arrested…
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