Former ballerina Ksenia Karelina freed in prisoner swap with Russia

Name: Former ballerina Ksenia Karelina freed in prisoner swap with Russia
Uploaded: 2025-04-10T17:22:00-0700
Duration: 2 min 41 s
Description: Russia released Ksenia Karelina, a dual U.S.-Russian national who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason in August last year, in a new prison swap on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed her release in a social media post early Thursday, but offered no information about the terms of her release. Jeff Nguyen reports.

Russia released Ksenia Karelina, a dual U.S.-Russian national who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason in August last year, in a new prison swap on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed her release in a social media post early Thursday, but offered no information about the terms of her release. Jeff Nguyen reports.