The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation confirmed the fact of the exchange of prisoners in Abu Dhabi between Russia and the USA. This was reported in the Center for Public Relations (COOs) of the FSB.
on April 10 at the Abu -Dabi International Airport, with the mediation of the UAE, an Russian citizen Arthur Petrov was returned to his homeland. Petrova, Ksenia Karelina, who also had Russian citizenship, sentenced to 12 years of a general regime in the form of financial assistance to a foreign state. In April 2025, Karelina was pardoned by the presidential decree, ”the presidential decree said,” the presidential decree said, ”the presidential decree said,” the presidential decree said, ”the presidential decree said,” the presidential decree said message FSB.
In the Russian special services, they expressed gratitude to the UAE leadership for the assistance.
Russian Arthur Petrov was detained at the request of American law enforcement agencies in 2023 on the territory of the Greek community of Cyprus and extradited in the United States in 2024, where he was accused of violating the law on export control. He was threatened up to 20 years in prison.