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Russian diplomats visit Maria Butina in pretrial detention center in Washington

Butina was detained in the US on July 15 on charges of being a foreign agent

WASHINGTON, July 19./TASS/. Diplomats from the Russian Embassy to the US visited on Thursday Maria Butina held in a pretrial detention center in Washington, Embassy Spokesman Nikolai Lakhonin told TASS on Thursday.

"We confirm that consular employees have visited Butina," the diplomat said. He specified that later, the Embassy plans to make public a commentary on its meeting with the Russian national detained in the US on July 15 on charges of being a foreign agent.

She is charged "with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States without prior notification to the Attorney General," according to the US Department of Justice.

Russian diplomat’s meeting with Butina lasted about two hours.