Detained Russian citizen contacts Washington officials

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A Russian citizen, Maria Butina, who accused the United States of acting as Russia's secret agent, had senior contacts in Washington that she did not know before. In 2015, his United States participated in talks between Russian officials and two senior officials of the US Federal Reserve and the Ministry of Finance.

The meeting was attended by First Vice President of the Federal Reserve System Stanley Fisher and Deputy Minister of Finance of International Affairs Neitan Shit, confirmed by several people who are familiar with these meetings and meetings of the Washington House

Alexander Torshin, Vice President of the Central Bank of Russia, participated in talks with Shiet and Fischer on economic relations between Russia and the United States under the presidency of President Barack Obama. a conspiracy to influence Russia's US policy and infiltrate the organization of the rights of gun owners, presumably the National Nautical Association (NRA), which has close ties with US President Donald Tramp [19659006]. The New York Times reported that Boutin tried to make contacts between Tramp and Putin in 2016 before Trampa won the election. However, the two presidents have not been mentioned in the legal documents issued by the federal agencies

The Department of Justice has previously reported that Boutin had been working "on the instructions of a senior government official Russian "from early 2015 to 2017 and that he was now subject to US sanctions.

The purpose of this activity was to develop closed communication channels in order to gain access to American politicians making important decisions.