Maria Butina
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Russian agent Maria Butina returns to Moscow after release from U.S. prisonMaria Butina, a gun rights activist who sought to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups and promote Russia’s agenda around the time that Donald Trump rose to power, was released Friday from a low-security facility in FloridaWorldOct 26, 2019
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U.S. judge gives Russian agent Maria Butina 18 months behind barsThe sentence can be appealed and Butina will get credit for her time in jail since her high-profile arrest in July 2018. The case garnered intense media coverage amid speculation over the extent of Russian interference in American politics.WorldApr 26, 2019
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Putin hails U.S. withdrawal from Syria, warns nuclear war could destroy the planetRussia President Vladimir Putin warned that an arms dispute with the U.S. could move the world closer to nuclear war in his year-end press conference.WorldDec 20, 2018
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Alleged Russian spy Maria Butina’s guilty plea sheds light on efforts to influence U.S.Maria Butina admitted Thursday that she conspired to infiltrate the American gun-rights movement to gather intelligence on conservative political groups as Donald Trump rose to power.WorldDec 13, 2018
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Accused Russian spy Maria Butina appears to reach plea deal with U.S. prosecutorsProsecutors said Butina gathered intelligence on American officials and political organizations and worked to develop relationships with American politicians through her contacts with the NRA.WorldDec 10, 2018
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Putin doesn’t necessarily pull all of Russia’s shadowy strings“Russia is not as centralized as people sometimes think,” said Alexander Baunov of the Carnegie Moscow Center. Actions may have been taken without Putin's consent.WorldSep 15, 2018
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U.S. prosecutors alleged that a suspected Russian spy offered sex for influence. They were mistakenProsecutors said their allegation that Maria Butina offered sex in exchange for a position with a special interest organization was "mistaken," and based on a misinterpretation of text messages.WorldSep 10, 2018
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Secret Service fired suspected Russian spy who worked at Moscow embassy: reportsThe woman had been working at the U.S. embassy in Moscow for over a decade before investigators found that she was having unauthorized meetings with Russian security officials, according to reports.WorldAug 2, 2018
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Accused Russian spy Maria Butina met with U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve officialsThe meetings reportedly involved Stanley Fischer, Fed vice chairman at the time, and Nathan Sheets, then Treasury undersecretary for international affairs.WorldJul 22, 2018
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US mum on Russia’s claim the two discussed accused Russian spy Maria Butina on phone callThe U.S. version of what the top American and Russian diplomats discussed in their most recent telephone call makes no mention of Maria Butina, the Russian woman arrested by American authorities and suspected of being a covert Kremlin agent.CanadaJul 22, 2018
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