US BALLERINA Ksenia Karelina has been reunited with her boyfriend after finally being released from her Russian prison hell.
Ksenia was jailed under Vladimir Putin’s evil regime for 12 years over a £40 donation to charity before being freed this week as part of a prisoner exchange.
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A plane carrying Ksenia landed in Washington late on Thursday night as she was greeted by her emotional family.
Boyfriend and martial artist fighter Chris van Heerden was among the first to hug Ksenia as the pair shared a hug and kissed as those around them cheered.
Ksenia had been in a Russian jail since last year after pleading guilty to donating just £40 to a pro-Ukraine charity.
Karelina was handed over to the US as part of a prisoner exchange deal in Abu Dhabi.
Russia were handed Arthur Petrov, a dual German-Russian citizen, in return.
He was arrested in 2023 for allegedly exporting sensitive microelectronics.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe and a senior Russian intelligence official arranged the deal, according to a CIA official.
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