The United States on the day of the day, April 10, exchanged a suspect of sanctions for a ballet dancer held by Russia, the second exchange under President Donald Trump while Moscow and Washington press to rebuild ties.
Moscow threw a ballet dancer based in Los Angeles condemned in Russia or “betrayal” about a unique donation donation of around $ 50 to a Pro-Ukraine beneficial organization. Ksenia Karelina has dual nationality between the United States and Russia. Washington released Arthur Petrov, a German Russian national accused of illegally electronic export made by the United States to manufacturers that supply the Russian army.
The Exchange Tok place at an Abu Dhabi airport, where people who used costumes were present, the video published by the Russian FSB security service were shown. Trump has tried to restore ties with Moscow since he assumed the position, after the invasion of Ukraine from Russia to Ukraine three years ago, bilateral relations to its lowest point from the Cold War.
“The American Ksenia Karelina is on a plane back to the United States,” wrote the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, in X. “She was mistakenly arrested by Russia for about a year.” Trump “will continue working for the launch of all Americans,” Rubio added.
The FSB video showed Petrov sitting on an airplane after being released, with the account of an invisible interviewer who had not slipped out for two days, but otherwise he had no complaints. Petrov, arrested in Cyprus in 2023 and extradited to the United States, faced 20 years in a United States prison for violating export controls.
Paso ‘positive’
The director of the CIA, John Ratcliffe, was the key negotiator for exchange, working with Russian intelligence and foreign partners, said the CIA. Ratcliffe in a statement thanked the EAU “for enabling this exchange.” “While we are disappointed that other Americans remain poorly arrested in Russia, we see this exchange as a positive step and we will continue to work for their release,” said a CIA spokesman.
When asked about the exchange in a daily informative session with journalists, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment. Russian and American officials have held several meetings from Trump toke office in January.
As the place of prisoner exchange toks, the delegations of the two parties had Conversations in Istanbul about the restoration of the embassy personnel after years of diplomat explimats. The State Department said after the meeting that Washington renewed the concern about the rules that prohibit local staff working for US missions in Russia. The two parties also moved to formalize an agreement on bank access for their diplomats, despite US sanctions against Russia, said the State Department.
]
