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Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, has been released and is on her way to the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said o...
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Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug trafficking in July 2024 and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison.
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The U.S. authorities have called the case against her “absolutely ludicrous.”

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US and Russia swap prisoners in deal that released Ksenia Karelina
Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, was released as part of a prisoner exchange that saw her swapped for an accused smuggler held in the US.
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Moscow released Ksenia Karelina while Washington freed Arthur Petrov in confidence-building measure.
US-Russian Dual National Ksenia Karelina Is Released in Prisoner Swap Between Moscow and Washington
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the lawyer for a U.S.-Russian dual national jailed in Russia on treason charges say she has been freed in a prisoner exchange between Moscow and Washington
Who are the Americans still in Russian custody?
Russia has released a Russian American imprisoned on treason charges that Washington has dismissed as ludicrous, but several other Americans remain in Russian custody. The Michigan native was convicted of fighting alongside Ukraine’s military as a mercenary against Russia and sentenced to six years and 10 months in October 2024.
US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina is released in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington
A U.S.-Russian dual national jailed in Russia on treason charges was freed Thursday in a prisoner exchange with Washington, the woman's lawyer and U.S.
A prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington frees Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russia dual national
Moscow freed a Russian American convicted of treason in exchange for a Russian German man jailed on smuggling charges in the U.S., a prisoner swap that was completed Thursday as the two countries met to repair ties.
U.S.-Russian Dual National Jailed Over Ukraine Donation Is Released in Prisoner Swap Between Moscow and Washington
The woman is “on a plane back home to the United States,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on social media.
Russia Frees Jailed American in Prisoner Swap With U.S.
Ksenia Karelina, who was jailed in Russia over a one-time donation to a Ukrainian charity group, was released in exchange for Artur Petrov, a dual Russian-German citizen.
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Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian citizen visiting family in Russia, was arrested in February 2024 and later convicted of treason on charges stemming from a donation of about $52 to a charity aiding Ukraine.
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