Ivana Kottasova

1 week ago | cnn.com | Ivana Kottasova |Svitlana Vlasova

Photo Illustration by Alberto Mier/CNN/Getty Images/Reuters CNN  —  Asked why she and other Ukrainian people choose to keep living under Russian occupation instead of fleeing, the woman paused for a moment. “I don’t know how to explain the feeling,” she said. “It’s like you just can’t believe that evil could win. Even after three years, people can’t believe that this is it. They still believe that the occupation will end.

1 week ago | channel3000.com | Ivana Kottasova |Anna Chernova |Kylie Atwood |Zeena Saifi

(CNN) — Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, has arrived in the United States after being released as part of a prisoner exchange. Karelina, who was exchanged for an accused smuggler held in the US, was greeted by a welcoming committee, including her fiancé Chris van Heerden and one of her longtime friends, after stepping off a plane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland late on Thursday night.

2 weeks ago | applevalleynewsnow.com | Ivana Kottasova |Anna Chernova |Kylie Atwood |Zeena Saifi

(CNN) — Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, was released as part of a prisoner exchange that saw her swapped for an accused smuggler held in the US. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X early on Thursday that Karelina had been released and was on her way to the United States. “American Ksenia Karelina is on a plane back home to the United States.

2 weeks ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Ivana Kottasova |Anna Chernova |Kylie Atwood |Zeena Saifi

La rusoestadounidense Ksenia Karelina, quien estaba cumpliendo una sentencia de 12 años de prisión por traición en Rusia, fue liberada como parte de un intercambio de prisioneros en el que fue cambiada por un acusado de contrabando que se encontraba detenido en Estados Unidos. El secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Marco Rubio, dijo en X temprano este jueves que Karelina había sido liberada y estaba en camino hacia Estados Unidos.

2 weeks ago | wlfi.com | Ivana Kottasova |Anna Chernova |Kylie Atwood

(CNN) — Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, was released as part of a prisoner exchange that saw her swapped for an accused smuggler held in the US. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X early on Thursday that Karelina had been released and was on her way to the United States. “American Ksenia Karelina is on a plane back home to the United States.