MOSCOW - Russia and the United States on Thursday conducted a prisoner swap facilitated by the United Arab Emirates, said the Russian Federal Security Service.

"On April 10, at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, with UAE mediation, Russian citizen Artur Petrov was returned home," the security service said in a statement.

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Detained by US authorities in Cyprus in 2023, Petrov was extradited to the United States in 2024 on charges of violating export control laws. He was facing up to 20 years in prison in the United States.

He was exchanged for US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina, who was found guilty of treason and sentenced to 12 years in a Russian penal colony.