Maria Butina, 30, is accused of working to push the Kremlin’s agenda in the United States. (Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)Maria Butina, a Russian gun rights activist, is poised to plead guilty in a case involving accusations that she was working as an agent for the Kremlin in the United States, according to a new court filing. Prosecutors said Butina, 30, stepped up her activities after moving to Washington in September 2016 to attend graduate school at American University. “We get along with Putin,” he told Butina, referring to the Russian president. Erickson and Butina met during a trip by NRA leaders to Moscow in 2013, and the two have been involved in a romantic relationship, her attorney said.

Source: Washington Post December 10, 2018 16:09 UTC