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Follow RT for news and updates on Maria Butina, who is a political activist, founder of gun rights group ‘Right to Bear Arms’, and alleged Russian agent based in the US. Visit RT.com to find information and news on the group established by Maria Butina. Get the news and stories on Maria Butina’s case. While residing in Washington DC, Maria Butina was arrested by the FBI and charged with conspiring to act as an unregistered Russian agent. Moreover, before these allegations, Maria Butina was under investigation for potential involvement in Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 US election. Follow RT for all the other charges against Maria Butina. While testifying in court, Butina denied all of them. Russian employees of the Russian Embassy are set to visit Maria Butina in the US. Don’t miss further developments in the Butina case.
- ‘Russians don’t surrender’: Butina asks for help to fight injustice in video address from US prison
Russian gun activist, Maria Butina, who was imprisoned in the US on accusations of acting as a foreign agent, has recorded a video address, asking for donations to assist with her appeal.May 20, 2019 14:54Russia News - ‘We weren’t ready for such a harsh, unfair ruling,’ Maria Butina’s dad tells RTThe 18-month sentence imposed by a US court on Russian gun activist Maria Butina came as a shock to her family, who were already expecting her back home, her father told RT. He believes appealing the ruling is pointless.Apr 28, 2019 00:58World News
- US prison sentence for Butina a ‘travesty of justice’ – PutinThe US government knows that Russian gun activist Maria Butina isn’t guilty of a crime, but sentenced her to prison anyway to avoid embarrassment, Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed.Apr 27, 2019 08:56World News
- Butina's verdict 'impossible to separate from politics,' sets a dangerous precedent – her lawyerGun activist Maria Butina is a victim of selective justice, caught up "in the anti-Russian hysteria," attorney Robert Driscoll told RT, warning that the precedent might backfire on US citizens abroad.Apr 27, 2019 02:03USA News
- Butina's sentence 'criminalizes what thousands of international students abroad do'The politically motivated sentence of Russian gun activist Maria Butina makes anyone going to study abroad – including Americans – look like a criminal, analysts have told RT.Apr 26, 2019 22:54World News
- Accused ‘spy’ Maria Butina wouldn’t be in jail if she ‘wasn’t Russian’ - attorneyAfter gun activist Maria Butina was sentenced to 18 months in jail for failing to register as a foreign agent, her lawyer stated that things would be completely different if she wasn’t guilty of the crime of being Russian.Apr 26, 2019 18:50USA News
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