He was able to break the record and Putin's meeting: they talked about the plot

Maria Butina, 29, was arrested on Sunday in Washington. This Russian citizen is suspected of having plans to influence US policy by engaging with various organizations such as the National Arms Association (NRA), a group of gun lobbyists.

She was accused of acting as an "agent of the agency" instilling links with the US and infiltrating organizations affecting US policy, "the report said.

The arrest of this woman was announced Monday, D. Flight from Helsinki to Washington after the first bilateral meeting with Putin. The US leader has been criticized by his opponents for not insisting enough on the Kremlin's leadership over alleged Moscow interference in the US elections at this meeting. Some even called him a "traitor".

The Ministry of Justice stated that Mr. Butina had broken the law by not revealing to the US authorities that he was acting on behalf of the Russian government

"such baseless accusations against our compatriot – Zakharov told reporters in Moscow. She added that Mr. Butina was "open to the United States for a long time" in the United States and that he escaped nothing

"It seems that the FBI is simply exercising a clear political mandate ", She added, recalling that Mr. The time of arrest of Booty could accompany an important meeting of leaders.

million. Zacharova said that Moscow would take all possible measures to defend the rights and interests of Ms. Butina, and the Russian Embbady was seeking a consular meeting with her.

"We will take all possible measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of a Russian citizen." The Russian Embbady in Washington has contacted the US authorities and is seeking consular contact with Maria Butina. give us the opportunity to meet her, "said the spokesman of the Russian military ministry.

million. Butina has maintained close ties with a "Russian official", whose name is not mentioned in the US indictments, but the media badume that he is the Russian politician Alexander Torchin.

V. Putin's ally, A. Torchin, currently holds a leadership position at the Central Bank of Russia.

He is also one of the top Russian officials to whom the United States has imposed sanctions.

The Ministry of Justice reported that Mr. Butina continued his activities in the United States on the instructions of this "Russian official".

The report states that Mr. Butina and this official sought to establish links with US politicians to create "relief channels" that the "Russian Federation could use to penetrate the national machinery of state decision-making -United." The conspiracy is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to five years and, for a foreign agent not preceded by the Attorney General of the United States, to a fine or a term of imprisonment of up to ten years.