Russia releases us the double National Ksenia Karelina in the obvious replacement of the prisoner

Russia let Ksenija Karelina, double American Russian National that was sentenced to 12 years in prison For betrayal in August last year, the US Secretary of the State Secretary Marco Rubio said UA Social media At the beginning of Thursday, offering any information on the conditions of its release. The First reported journal Wall Street Karelin is an edition by saying that the acquitted of the prisoners replaced with orchestrated intelligence agencies of the two countries.

“The American Ksenia Karelina is located on a plane home in the United States,” Rubio said in the post. “Russia was incorrectly detained for more than a year, and President Trump secured her release.”

The magazine was quoted by the Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe as in a statement to the newspaper that “President Trump brought another incorrectly detained American from Russia” and praise “CIA officers who were tirelessly to support this effort.”

The replacement, according to the magazine, was performed in the United Arab Emirates, and negotiated Ratcliffe and unnamed higher Russian intelligence official – top communication that indicates the deepening efforts to improve the connections with Moscow. Mr. Trump Gura and Russia and Ukraine to negotiate a peace agreement to complete the three-year War caused Russian in progress during full invasion your neighbor.

Mikhail Mushailov, a lawyer who represents Karelin in Russia, said for the news about the CBS that she went to Abu Dhabi on a flight about 3 hours in the East.

In exchange for Karelina, the ballet dancer who lived in California, the magazine said that the US government acquitted Arthur Petrov, German-Russian national arrested at the request of the US authorities. Held on the allegations for exporting sensitive microelectronics.

Karelina was sentenced to 12 years in Russian criminal colony after pleading guilty of betrayal. He was arrested while visiting Russia for donating about $ 51 to the American Humanitarian Group that helped Ukrainians affected the war, towards Russian state media.

Her lawyers said she recognized the transfer of funds, although she did not acknowledge that she deliberately directed them in organizations that may have used money for actions against Russia. He did not expect that her donation would end up following anti-Serbian activities, according to her lawyers.

Karelin boy, Chris van Heerden, The CBS news said Last year that she made a small donation in 2022. years, “her rights from amendments,” adding that she didn’t do anything wrong. ”

Van Heerden said that he was uneasy about Karela’s decision to return to Russia, given the permanent war between Russia and Ukraine, but he said “to convince him as it would be safe because it enters the country as a double American-Russian citizen.

“She wanted to go home. She made it clear that he wanted to go home,” he said Van Heerden Gayle King on “CBS in the morning.”

Wanting to fill his desire to visit the house, Van Heerden said he bought a plane ticket as a birthday present, and the couple first traveled together in Istanbul. He originally intended to travel with her in Russia from there, but he didn’t feel comfortable, so she traveled alone in Russia and returned to Los Angeles.

Russia closed a series of Americans as tension with Washington, focused in the middle of construction and finally full war in Ukraine. Paul WhelanJournalist Wall Street Reporter Evan Gershkovich and the teacher Marc Fogel Everyone was thoughtful detained as Karelina and exempted in previous prisoners with moka.

Among the American national and further in Russia prison, is the US military personnel SGT. Gordon BlackWhose three years, the nine-month prison sentence for robbery and the threatening Russian girl decreased earlier this week in seven months from the Russian court.

Robert Gilman, 72, is currently serving 3 / two-year penalty in Russia due to police officers attack, and Travis LeakeThe musician was sentenced to drugs, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison last summer.

Russian court He condemned another 72-year-old AmericanStephen Hubbard, until almost seven years in prison in October for the fight next to Ukraine.

Joseph Tater46, he still awaits his trial for the alleged attack on the Russian police officer in Moscow hotels. It was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, inadvertently, over the weekend, towards Russian state media.

Analyzes Novak and

Emmet Lyons

contributed to this report.