Ballerina Home from Russian Prison, RFK Autism Announcement, Shower Exec Order: AM Update 4/11
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What are the key news updates in this episode?
Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly and it's Friday, April 11th, 2025. This is your AM Update.
If you know my Ksenia, she is the sweetest, kindest person you'll meet.
President Trump securing the release of another American citizen wrongfully detained in Russia. HHS Secretary Kennedy says his department will determine the cause of autism by September.
The president is not keeping his promise to bring down egg prices.
The media says egg prices are skyrocketing, but just weeks ago they were reporting the opposite. We cracked the case. Should we keep daylight savings time? The U.S. Senate takes that up. And President Trump signs an order to make showering great again. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Thank you so much for having me.
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Who is Ksenia Karelina and why was she detained in Russia?
Wrongfully detained Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karolina returning to the U.S. after spending more than a year in a Siberian penal colony. The 33-year-old ballerina exchanged for dual Russian-German citizen Arthur Petrov. He was held in the U.S. on criminal charges relating to illegal exporting. The swap conducted in Abu Dhabi. CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff leading negotiations on behalf of the U.S. Russian authorities detaining Ms. Karolina in January 2024 upon entry into Russia, where she was visiting family. A search of her phone revealing a 2022 donation of $51 to a U.S.-based nonprofit providing aid to children and elderly people displaced by the war in Ukraine.
After a 16-hour interrogation, authorities releasing Ms. Karolina with a warning not to leave the country. Weeks later, Russian authorities charging her with treason. On Monday, the boyfriend of Ms. Karolina, champion boxer Chris Van Yerden, describing the ridiculous nature of the allegations in an exclusive interview on The Megyn Kelly Show.
What actions did Chris Van Yerden take for Ksenia's release?
We now know within the three weeks from January 2nd to January 27th, they investigated every single thing on her cell phone. This is where they came across the Venmo, $51 on Venmo, charged her for treason, funding the enemy state. That's what she was charging for, funding the enemy state, buying weapons. And if you know, I started laughing and crying in the same time because it was like, if you know my Ksenia, she is the sweetest, kindest person you'll meet. She goes out of her way to do good for people. She hates seeing people hurt. So you can imagine elderly people, young kids without food and water, she would be the first to donate money.
Mr. Van Yerden, who fought tirelessly for his girlfriend's release, saying it was extremely difficult to find a lawyer to even take Ms. Carolina's case, many too afraid of going against the state. Ms. Carolina's family eventually setting on a lawyer advising a guilty plea. Mr. Van Yerden describing the legal process to us.
The lawyer ended up telling Kassadin to plead guilty. Now, I was very upset about that. I was like, why would you do that? And he said, look, she's going to get 20 years in prison. I can get that down to five years if she pleads guilty. I was like, I don't like this, but the parents liked the idea. So the lawyer got her to plead guilty. And guess what? She got the minimum of 12. It didn't work.
What is the new autism research initiative announced by RFK Jr.?
But it painted this picture of Ksenia now acknowledging what she did. And it made me very, very upset.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the key news updates in this episode?
0:02–2:05
2
Who is Ksenia Karelina and why was she detained in Russia?
2:05–3:16
3
What actions did Chris Van Yerden take for Ksenia's release?
3:16–4:50
4
What is the new autism research initiative announced by RFK Jr.?
4:50–8:16
5
How is inflation affecting egg prices and what are the media's perspectives?
8:16
6
What executive order did President Trump sign regarding shower water flow?
0:32–17:35
Speakers
6 identifiedMore from The Megyn Kelly Show
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