An American citizen, Ksenia Karelina, has been released from Russian custody in a rare prisoner swap, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Karelina, a dual citizen of Russia and the United States, was serving a 12-year sentence for donating money to a nonprofit group that sends assistance to Ukraine. The release is part of an effort to mend relations between the US and Russia. The prisoner swap took place in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
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