Russia says Arthur Petrov freed by US in prisoner swap
2 years ago(FILES) This grab from a handout footage taken and released by Sverdlovsk regional Court press service on June 20, 2024 shows US-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina standing in a cage at the Sverdlovsk regional Court in Yekaterinburg. Moscow has released US-Russian ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina, who had been detained in Russia, US State Secretary Marco Rubio said on April 10, 2025, following a Wall Street Journal report that a prisoner swap had been agreed. (Photo by HANDOUT / Sverdlovsk regional Court press / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SVERDLOVSK DISTRICT COURT " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Russia's FSB security service on Thursday said that Arthur Petrov, who was facing up to 20 years in a US jail for violating export controls