New Delhi, April 12 -- A Los Angeles-based ballet dancer, Ksenia Karelina, released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap landed safely in the United States Thursday night, the second swap under President Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties.

Karelina descended the stairs of the jet plane where she was greeted by several loved ones -- including her boyfriend, South African boxer Chris van Heerden -- who applauded and shouted "welcome home!" before embracing her.

She thanked Trump and said, 'grateful to be an American'. Trump later posted it on his Truth Social channel captioning it as, 'glad to have you back home.'

Karelina is a Los Angeles-based ballet dancer. She stayed in Maryland for few years, where she was br...