The exchange of prisoners took place “on the continued strengthening of trust” between Moscow and Washington.
In Abu Dhabi (UAE) on Thursday there was an exchange of prisoners between Russia and the USA. Russia has given American authorities Ksenia Karelin (Havan), who was convicted under the article to the stateizer, and the United States in response was released by Arthur Petrov, accused of illegal export of microelectronics.
Expanding contacts
According to the Wall Street Journal, the exchange of prisoners took place as a sign of continuing to strengthen trust between Moscow and Washington and expand the contacts of special services of the two countries.
From the United States, the leader of the CIA John Ratcliffe participated in negotiations, with reference to resources, reported by publication, from Russia – an unnamed intelligence representative.
The CIA thanked the UAE authorities for the exchange. On behalf of Russian authorities, the FSB did so.
Already exchanged
Ksenia Karelin, who had citizenship in the United States and Russia, was punished for 12 years in prison in August last year. The Sverdlovsk Regional Court found his Gosizman’s fault for a donation of $ 51.8 in the American-Ukrainian Charity Fund.
The girl was confined in January 2024 to Yekaterinburg, where she flew from Los Angeles to visit the relatives. At first, he was appointed to arrest administrative, accused of small hooliganism, and then charged to the stateizer.
The girl made a move to the US Humanitarian Assistance Foundation for Ukrainians Razom for Ukraine on the first day of the entire Russian invasion of Ukraine. On the eve of Karelin exchange, it was forgiven, FSB said.
Arthur Petrov’s library also has two passports – Russia and Germany. He was arrested in August 2023 in Cyprus at the request of Washington and a acquired in the United States a year later.
Petrov was accused of participating in the American -Microelectronics purchase scheme, subject to U.S. Control control. According to the persecution, he and the two other Russians were fraudulently purchased by the large military microelectronics parties from American shares, hiding that these components were intended for Russia. With 11 prosecution points, Petrov threatened up to 160 years in prison.
Not the first replace
In February this year, the first exchange of prisoners and the new American administration took place.
Then special supervisor Donald Trump in the Middle East Steve Whitkoff personally flew to Moscow to return to his homeland a 63-year-old school teacher Mark Vogel, who was convicted of Russia on drug smuggling charges.
In response, Washington released Russian businessman Alexander Vinnik, who was accused of launching billions of dollars through the TTS-E’s cryptostean of laundering.
Vogel spent nearly three and a half years in prison, and Vinnik – more than seven: he was arrested at the FBI’s request to Greece in the 2017 Tag -Hear.
On August 1 last year, when Joe Biden was still president of the United States, a large -scale exchange of prisoners took place between Russia and the western countries (especially, the USA), within the plot of which 26 people were released at the same time.
Moscow then transferred 16 people to the West, along with journalist Evan Gershkovich and politician Vladimir Kara-Murzu, and ten people moved to Russia’s side, including special FSB forces Vadim Krasikov, who was convicted of Germany for a living period of murder.
Source: korrespondent
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