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Russian deputy connects arrest of Russian native in US with Putin – Trump summit

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Russian deputy connects arrest of Russian native in US with Putin – Trump summit


18.07.2018

Maria Butina/vk.com

The US authorities detained a native of Russia Maria Butina, according to RT channel. She was arrested 3 days in Washington and suspected of alleged non-registered activities as an agent on errand of a  Russian official entered in the sanctions’ lists. It actually means accusations of espionage. 

The fact of detention of a Russia’s national by the American authorities cannot be related to the results of the summit between the Russian and American leaders directly, Russian State Duma Deputy Konstantin Zatulin believes.

In opinion of Deputy Head of Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, the services which tried to derail the summit are involved in arranging this arrest. The day before it was announced that 20 Russians working at the Central Intelligence Department are accused of meddling with the American Presidential Elections “Now another Russia’s national was arrested. It is hard to find a better time,” the deputy said.

The politician does not doubt that it is to be continued, as there is a true battle going on for an ability to influence external politics of Washington.

Deputy has noted that, the aim of such campaigns must be Donald Trump, who decided to find ways to agree with Russia. “Espionage hysteria was boosted in order to prevent it from happening,” Zatulin said.

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