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EXPLAINED: The us citizens still held in russian prisons - The Real Truth

Hubbard, 72, is serving almost seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary with Ukraine's army (Credit: AFP)

US-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina was on a plane back to the United States on Thursday after being released in a prisoner exchange between Moscow and Washington, her lawyer and America's top diplomat said.

She spent more than a year in Russian prison after being charged with "treason" for donating to a pro-Ukrainian charity.

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