Federal prosecutors in Washington revealed on Monday that they have arrested a 29-year-old woman and accused her of acting as a covert agent inside the U.S. on behalf of a senior Kremlin official, The Associated Press reported.
The announcement of the arrest of Maria Butina came just hours after President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It also came three days after special counsel Robert Mueller charged 12 Russian intelligence officials with directing a hacking effort aimed at swaying the 2016 election.
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