MOSCOW, April 10, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US-Russian ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina was freed in a prisoner "exchange" in Abu Dhabi earlier on Thursday, and has flown out of the city, her lawyer said.

"Ksenia Karelina was exchanged, the exchange took place in Abu Dhabi and as of a couple of hours ago, she was already flying out of Abu Dhabi," lawyer Mikhail Mushailov told AFP.