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 […]
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 […]
Russian-American journalist to remain in custody 2 more months following court order
A Russian court on Monday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be held for another two months pending investigation and trial, as part of a further Kremlin crackdown on opposition and free speech. Ars Kurmasheva, editor of the Tatar-Bashkir language service of the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was detained on October 18 and […]