Released Russian American Ksenia Karelina meets Trump at the White House
Xenia Karelina Meets President Trump After Release from Detention Xenia Karelina, a Russian national, recently met with President Donald Trump at the White House after being released from Russian detention for over a year. The president expressed his pleasure, noting, “That’s a great honor,” while acknowledging her presence. Karelina’s release, which occurred last month, was […]
Trump to host freed Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina at the White House
WASHINGTON – President Trump welcomed Russian-American ballerina Xenia Karelina on Monday, officially bringing her to the United States after a prisoner exchange 15 months in the making. Karelina, 33, arrived in the U.S. last month following the successful negotiation by the Trump administration on April 10th. She had been facing a potential 12-year sentence in […]
Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina has message for Trump after being freed
Russian-American ballerina Xenia Karelina said in a video that she was “very grateful” to President Donald Trump after landing on American soil following the exchange of prisoners with Russia. Trump I shared the video On Friday morning, he wrote on his Truth social account, “I'm glad you're home.” “Mr. Trump, I'm yes, I'm so grateful […]
Ballerina Ksenia Karelina returns to United States after prisoner swap with Russia
The Russian-American woman liberated by Moscow returned to the United States late Thursday as part of a prisoner swap completed by the two countries with the aim of repairing the ties. The plane carrying Xenia Carrerina landed at Andrews' joint base around 11pm, where he was greeted by his fiancée. President Donald Trump's deputy envoy […]
Imprisoned Ksenia Karelina’s boyfriend Chris Van Heerdan hopeful of her return to US
Chris Van Heedan was waiting for his girlfriend, Xenia Karelina, to return from a trip to Russia to make a proposal. Instead, South African boxers have fought for the past 13 months for the liberties of Russian-American dual civilians and a return to a safe US. “I was going to pop the question,” the emotional […]
Russia sentences Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in jail for treason
Russian-American spa employee Ksenia Karelina was found guilty of treason for donating to a charity supporting Ukraine and sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Russian court on Thursday. The Los Angeles resident pleaded guilty in a closed trial in the Ural city of Yekaterinburg. Her case was heard by the same court that […]
US-Russian ballerina Ksenia Karelina goes on trial for treason after donating funds to Ukraine
A Russian-American woman arrested earlier this year while visiting family in Russia and accused by authorities of raising funds to send money to the Ukrainian military was on trial Thursday on suspicion of treason. Ksenia Karelina, who was born in Russia but moved to the United States more than a decade ago and built a […]