Moscow frees US-Russian ballet dancer jailed over charity donation, US says

The charges against Ksenia Karelina were said to stem from a $51 (£40) donation to a US charity that helps Ukraine. Photograph: AP

Moscow has released a US-Russian dual national, Ksenia Karelina, who had been detained in Russia, in a prisoner swap in Abu Dhabi.

The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, wrote on X: “American Ksenia Karelina is on a plane back home to the United States. She was wrongfully detained by Russia for over a year and President Trump secured her release.”