A US-Russian National, detained to donate $ 51 (about Rs 4,400) in a charity supporting Ukraine, has been released by Moscow in a rare prisoner swap. Ksenia Karelina’s release was confirmed by US State Secretary Marco Rubio on social media platform X. He wrote, “American Cessenia Karelina is back home to the United States. Mr. … Read more
Washington: The United States on Thursday exchanged a ban-busting suspect for a ballet dancer organized by Russia, pushed to push to another swap as Moscow and Washington under President Donald Trump. Moscow issued Los Angeles-based Ballet Dancer Kesenia Karelina, a US-Russian double national national for a one-time donation of “treason” for a one-time donation of … Read more
Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national convicted of cybercrime and released by U.S. authorities as part of a prisoner swap, arrived in Moscow on Thursday and thanked President Vladimir Putin and others for arranging the exchange, state news agency RIA said. Vinnik, who pleaded guilty in May 2024 to charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, … Read more