Russia Demands Freeing Of Russian Woman Accused Of Espionage

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Reuters reports that Russia’s foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart on Saturday that a woman arrested in the United States on accusations she was a Russian agent had been detained on “fabricated charges.” Sergei Lavrov made the comments about Maria Butina in a phone call to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. He told Pompeo she should be released. On Wednesday, a U.S. judge ordered Butina jailed until her trial after U.S.