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Russian ‘agent’ Maria Butina, freed by US, arrives in Moscow
7 years agoMaria Butina, who served nine months in a US jail for acting as a Russian government agent talks to the press as she arrives at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on October 26, 2019, a day after her release from prison. - She was arrested in July 2018 on allegations of engaging in espionage. In December, Butina entered a plea deal on a charge that she acted as an illegal, unregistered foreign agent, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, half of which was credited as already served. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
Maria Butina, who served nine months in a US jail for acting as a Russian government agent, arrived in Moscow on Saturday, a day after her release from prison.
