A Russian-American woman who was imprisoned for treason by Russia has been freed, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.

Former ballerina Ksenia Karelina was released from Russia after more than a year in custody. Here's how her friends in Los Angeles reacted.

A big thank you from the bottom of my heart to President Trump and to President Putin, because I guess that deal must have involved them both,” Karelina’s father, Pavel, said.

The project has had a long road to the screen. It initially shot in 2022, and was scheduled to debut in theaters in June 2024, however last February, Lionsgate pushed the release to June 6, 2025. The extra time allowed John Wick guru Chad Stahelski to assist with upping the action working in tandem with helmer Wiseman on new sequences.

While it may be the knee-jerk association everyone's going to make, Ana de Armas wants fans to know her character in the upcoming "John Wick" spinoff, "Ballerina," is not a female John Wick. Read More: Eric Andre Turned Down Oscar Winning Role That's what the "Ballerina" star told The Direct when she spoke to them recently.

Ana de Armas has found Keanu Reeves to be a "remarkable" figure. In "John Wick" spinoff "Ballerina," they face off like never before.

Lionsgate shared a clip and extended trailer at CinemaCon from the upcoming action thriller Ballerina , which is the badass-looking John Wick Spinooff movie. Ana de Armas stars in the movie and her character embarks on a mission of savage revenge!