Maria Valerievna Butina (Russian: Мари́я Вале́рьевна Бу́тина; born 10 November 1988) is a Russian politician, political activist, journalist, and former
elections and would continue to interfere in the future. In May 2019, Maria Butina (who had earlier pled guilty to acting in the United States as an unregistered
in an intimate relationship with Russian agent (and later politician) Maria Butina. Since then Byrne has emerged as a leading figure in promoting conspiracy
Russian spy Maria Butina was interviewed by Special Counsel investigators but prosecuted by the National Security Law Unit. In April 2018, Butina told the
with Aleksandr Torshin and Maria Butina at a National Rifle Association of America-sponsored dinner. Both Torshin and Butina worked to broker a secret
announced this during an interview with Sputnik in Moscow alongside activist Maria Butina. Reade said that she felt safe in Moscow. Tara Reade, née Tara Reade
Environmentalist Gets 9-Year Term". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2013. "Maria Butina, convicted for conspiracy in U.S, deported to Russia". CBC & The Associated
of Maria Butina, the gun-rights movement and the 2016 election". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 15, 2021. Butina, Maria (June
Rifle Association and the Russian gun rights community. He has supported Maria Butina, a former assistant to Aleksandr Torshin and the founder of a Russian
detention of confessed unregistered foreign agent Maria Butina. On December 20, 2018, when discussing Butina's arrest, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated