Family holds out hope for woman still imprisoned in Russia

(NewsNation) — After the euphoria over the release of some Americans in a multi-country, 16-person prisoner swap last week, relatives of the eight Americans still being held by Russia want to remind us of their loved ones’ plights.

“They’ve got the agenda, and they are following it,” said Eleonora Srebroski, the former mother-in-law of imprisoned amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina, of Russian authorities.

Srebroski spoke to NewsNation about Karelina, the 32-year-old Las Angeles resident who was arrested in Russia in January as she was visiting her grandmother. Russian authorities searched Karelina’s Venmno account and discovered a donation of $51.80 to a charity raising money for humanitarian aid for Ukrainians impacted by the war.

Karelin...