The Russian foreign Ministry called Butina a political prisoner in the United States MOSCOW, 26 Aug — RIA Novosti. Russian Maria Butina is a U.S. political prisoner since her arrest due solely to motives of American domestic and foreign policy, said the Deputy of the official representative the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Artem Kozhin. “It (Butynol) the arrest was due solely to the motives of the American domestic and foreign policy, and therefore she is a political prisoner,” — said the diplomat. Certain political forces of the United States of their own selfish interests made up a story about Russian intervention in the American elections. And in the Wake of the campaign to demonize our country Maria Butina thrown in jail on completely trumped-up pretext. In fact, only because of its origin. It is not a real witch-hunt?Artyom Kozhin, the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry
