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US-Russian ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina and her boyfriend South African boxer Chris van Heerden embrace as she arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, following her release from Russia on April 10, 2025. The United States on April 10, exchanged a sanctions-busting suspect for a ballet dancer held by Russia, the second swap under President Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties.

Trump To Meet American Ballerina Recently Freed From Russian Prison

President Donald Trump will be hosting a Russian-American ballerina at the White House on Monday, thanks to the efforts of the Trump administration, who was able to secure her release from a Russian prison.

US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian-American Ballerina Ksenia Karelina Freed In Prisoner Swap After 12-Year Sentence

Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina was released from Russian custody in a prisoner swap with the United States on Thursday morning.

Anti-Kremlin blogger Alexei Navalny speaks to journalists and supporters outside a police station in Moscow, early on December 21, 2011. Russia freed today Navalny and other opposition activists after they served 15-day jail terms for taking part in an unsanctioned rally protesting election results. AFP PHOTO / ANDREY SMIRNOV (Photo credit should read ANDREY SMIRNOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Navalny Aides Say He’s Disappeared Within Russia’s Prison System

Allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say he’s been removed from the penal colony where he has been imprisoned since last year.