Arthur Petrov
Arthur Petrov is a dual citizen of Germany and Russia who was in the news for being part of a prisoner exchange facilitated by the CIA, where he was released from custody in the United States after being arrested in 2023 in Cyprus on charges related to the illegal export of microelectronics.
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Russia:
Arthur Petrov was released by the USA after being suspected of smuggling and money laundering.
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Russia:
Arthur Petrov was exchanged for Ksenia Karelina as part of a prisoner swap.
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Russia:
Arthur Petrov was exchanged to Russia after being suspected of smuggling.
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Russia:
Arthur Petrov was exchanged and returned to Russia as part of a prisoner swap.
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Vietnam:
Arthur Petrov was exchanged for Ksenia Karelina.
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Taiwan:
Arthur Petrov, a Russian-German national, was freed in a prisoner swap after being accused of illegally exporting US-made electronics to Russia.
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Vietnam:
Arthur Petrov was exchanged for Ksenia Karelina in a prisoner swap.
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Russia:
Arthur Petrov was released from prison in a prisoner exchange after being accused of supplying electronics to Russia.
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Pakistan:
Ksenia Karelina was exchanged on Thursday for Arthur Petrov, whom the U.S. had accused of forming a global smuggling ring.
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United Kingdom:
Arthur Petrov was exchanged for Ksenia Karelina after being arrested in Cyprus.
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