Ksenia Karelina is on her way home. Over one year after the American former ballerina was imprisoned in Russia for "high treason" while she was visiting her family, she has been freed, CIA ...

Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina, has returned to the U.S. after being held in Russia since 2024. She was sentenced for “high treason” for allegedly financially supporting Ukraine ...

A Russian-American woman who was imprisoned for treason by Russia has been freed, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday. Former ballerina Ksenia Karelina was born in Russia but had built a ...

Russian American ballerina Ksenia Karelina said in a video she was "so grateful" to President Donald Trump after landing on American soil following a prisoner swap with Russia. Trump shared the ...

A ballerina jailed by Vladimir Putin for making a donation to a Ukrainian charity has been freed as part of a prisoner swap between the US and Russia, officials have confirmed. Ksenia Karelina ...

Trump publicly thanked Russia for the release of the ballerina. He said he had received a call advocating for her release from a friend, UFC Chairman Dana White. "They released the young ballerina ...

A US ballerina jailed for 12 years in Russia after donating $51 to a charity supporting Ukraine has been freed. Ksenia Karelina was arrested in Yekaterinburg in February last year after returning ...