US drops smuggling charges against Russian Harvard scientist Petrova

US prosecutors dismissed smuggling charges against Russian biologist Kseniia Petrova, citing resource priorities, after her February 2025 detention over undeclared frog embryos. The case had drawn scientific community outrage; Petrova, an outspoken critic of Russia's war, now seeks political asylum. The dismissal removes a legal threat but leaves her immigration status uncertain.

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