April 11, 2025 12:32 PM

Russia and US bring ballerina and tech smuggler back home in prisoner swap

A Russian-American ballerina who was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Russia for donating to a charity aiding Ukraine landed in Washington on Thursday after being freed in exchange for a man the U.S. had accused of forming a global smuggling ring to spirit sensitive electronics to Russia's military. The exchange, which took place on the tarmac of an airport in Abu Dhabi, indicates significant detailed contacts between President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin and the administration of U.S. President...