Once a ballerina pirouetting on L.A. stages, Ksenia Karelina found herself performing the most dramatic role of her life—”Guilty of Treason” in a Russian courtroom. Her crime? Allegedly sending a donation worth less than a tank of gas to help Ukraine. But after over a year behind bars in Putin’s version of Black Swan, she’s now swapping the penal colony for palm trees and overpriced oat milk lattes. Welcome home, Ksenia—your encore just started at LAX.
L.A. ballerina imprisoned by Russia for treason has been freed
