Russian agent Butina met with U.S. officials

She was with a visiting Russian official

July 22, 2018 09:23 pm | Updated 09:23 pm IST - Washington

Accused Russian agent Maria Butina took part in meetings in 2015 between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department. The meetings, revealed by several people familiar with the sessions and a report from a think tank that arranged them, involved Stanley Fischer, then Fed vice chairman, and Nathan Sheets, then Treasury undersecretary for international affairs.

Economic relations

Ms. Butina travelled to the U.S. in April 2015 with Alexander Torshin, then the Russian Central Bank Deputy Governor, and they took part in separate meetings with Mr. Fischer and Mr. Sheets to discuss U.S.-Russian economic relations.

The meetings were documented in a Center for the National Interest report seen by Reuters.

A judge on Wednesday ordered Ms. Butina, 29, jailed until her trial after U.S. prosecutors argued she has ties to Russian intelligence and could flee the United States. Ms. Butina has pleaded not guilty to charges she acted as a foreign agent for Russia.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.