US President Donald Trump met in the White House with Ksenia Karelina, released as part of an agreement on the exchange of concluded between Washington and Moscow.
Karelina, who received a prison in Russia on charges of treason, was released as part of an exchange and adopted by Trump in an oval office.
The American president expressed joy about her return to the United States, and Karelina herself thanked him for his support.
Karelina, who has double citizenship, was convicted of transferring the money of the American organization that provides assistance to Ukraine.
After that, she was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment under an article on state treason.
According to US media reports, Karelina was delivered to the USA from Abu Dhabi (UAE), where the transmission took place.
It is reported that in the framework of the US exchange, Arthur Petrov, a citizen of Germany and Russia, arrested in Cyprus in 2023, was released.
The publications also emphasize that the exchange message coincided with the meeting of the delegations of the United States and Russia in Istanbul, where the parties discussed issues related to the diplomatic activities and work of embassies for the second time.