Years before being arrested, and before making headlines worldwide, Maria Butina was utterly unknown in the US and Russia. She grew up in Altai Kray, a region nearly 2,000 miles east of Moscow.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Maria Butina, who has admitted to working as a Russian agent to infiltrate an influential gun rights group and make inroads with U.S. conservative activists and Republicans ...

BARNAUL, December 6. /TASS/. It is just the enthusiasm that keeps attorneys for Maria Butina, arrested in the US, working on her case since they only receive a symbolic payment for their job ...

BARNAUL/ST. PETERSBURG, December 20. /TASS/. The family of Russian national Maria Butina, who in the United States is accused of conspiracy related to lobbying activities to help benefit Russia ...

World News // 5 years ago Maria Butina lands in Moscow after U.S. release from prison Russian political operative Maria Butina arrived in Moscow on Saturday after U.S. release from federal prison.

Talks are already underway between the ‘competent authorities’ of the two countries, according to Putin-loyalist MP Maria Butina. Belarus is the only European country where execution remains ...