Cops reportedly identify suspects in UK Russian ex

LONDON -- Police believe they have identified suspects who carried out the Novichok attack on a former Russian double agent and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury, the Press Association reported Thursday. "Investigators believe they have ... Russian Operatives Identified in Skripal Novichok Nerve Agent AttackNewsweek The suspects who poisoned ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal have reportedly been identified by policeBusiness Insider 'Russian suspects identified' from CCTV in Skripal poison attackITV News The Guardian

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Prosecutors: Butina is a flight risk, has ties to Russian intelligence

Washington (CNN) The accused Russian spy who infiltrated Republican politics used a life "predicated on deception" while she attempted to exchange sex for political access and communicated with Russian intelligence during her years in America, ... Russia's not meddling? Then explain Maria Butina.Washington Post Judge Orders Maria Butina, Linked To Russian Spy Agency, Jailed Ahead Of TrialNPR Judge Orders Detention of Russian Gun Activist, Siding With Prosecutors Who See Her as a Flight RiskWall Street Journal BBC News -USA TODAY -HuffPost -Business Insider

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Judge Orders Detention of Russian Gun Activist, Siding With Prosecutors Who See Her as a Flight Risk

A federal judge ordered the detention of a Russian gun-rights activist accused of conspiring to cultivate relationships in the U.S. with influential conservatives and gun-rights groups to advance Moscow's agenda. Maria Butina, 29 years old and wearing

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US asks court to detain alleged Russian agent pending trial

By Sarah N. Lynch. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court on Wednesday to detain alleged Russian agent Maria Butina pending her trial, saying she poses a serious flight risk, has ties to Russian intelligence and will ... Tale of sex, deception emerges about suspected Russian agentEconomic Times US judge orders accused Russian agent jailed pending trialReuters Magistrate orders accused Russian agent tied to NRA to be jailed without bondUSA TODAY TIME -Business Standard -New York Times -NPR

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Judge Orders Maria Butina, Linked To Russian Spy Agency, Jailed Ahead Of Trial

Updated at 3:50 p.m. ET. A federal magistrate judge ordered Wednesday that a Russian woman charged with being a Russian agent in the United States must be jailed ahead of her trial after prosecutors said she was a flight risk. The woman, Maria Butina, ... Magistrate orders accused Russian agent tied to NRA to be jailed without bondUSA TODAY Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina had ties to Russian intelligence agency, prosecutors sayWashington Post Prosecutors: Butina a flight risk, has ties to Russian intelligenceCNN Politico -Bloomberg -NBCNews.com -BBC News

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Tale of sex, deception emerges about suspected Russian agent

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 29-year-old gun-rights activist suspected of being a covert Russian agent was likely in contact with Kremlin operatives while living in the United States, prosecutors said Wednesday in court papers that also accused her of using

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Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina had ties to Russian intelligence agency, prosecutors say

The Russian woman arrested this week on charges of being a foreign agent had ties to Russian intelligence operatives and was in contact with them while in the United States, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Maria Butina, 29, also was also engaged in ... Maria Butina: Alleged Russia agent 'offered sex for job'BBC News Maria Butina, Suspected Secret Agent, Used Sex in Covert Plan, Prosecutors SayNew York Times Accused Russian agent Mariia Butina tried to trade sex for influence, say prosecutorsNBCNews.com Wall Street Journal -Chicago Tribune -CNN -Politico

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Sunken Imperial Russian warship may contain $130 billion in gold

Explorers have found the wreck of a Russian Imperial Navy ship that was sunk 113 years ago and may contain $130 billion in gold bars and coins, according to news reports. In a statement, salvage company Shinil Group confirmed that the stern of the

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Tamil Nadu: Police detain six people for allegedly sexually assaulting Russian tourist

The Tamil Nadu Police have detained six people for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old Russian tourist in Tiruvannamalai, PTI reported on Wednesday. The woman was found unconscious in a service apartment in Tiruvannamalai on Monday and ...

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Mariia Butina, Woman Who Sought 'Back Channel' Meeting for Trump and Putin, Is Charged as Russian Agent

Mariia Butina at a gun rights rally in Moscow in 2013. She was charged Monday with carrying out a secret Russian effort to influence American politics.CreditItar-Tass/Zuma Press. By Matt Apuzzo, Katie Benner and Sharon LaFraniere. July 16, 2018. Maria Butina, Russian gun rights advocate, charged in US with acting as Russian Federation agentWashington Post Russian woman charged with spying in the USBBC News Russian Mariia Butina charged as foreign agent who eyed NRA, polsNBCNews.com Wall Street Journal -The Hill -Bloomberg -CNN

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Putin again denies Russian interference in the 2016 US election; Trump calls probe a 'disaster for our country'

HELSINKI — President Trump cast doubt on the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, saying after his summit here Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the autocrat gave him a

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UK Poisoning Inquiry Turns to Russian Agency in Mueller Indictments

Investigators in Salisbury, England, inspecting a shopping district in April near where the former Russian spy Sergei V. Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were found critically ill the previous month. Suspicions have turned toward current or former

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Trump plays golf in Scotland before Putin summit amid Russian meddling charges

TURNBERRY/GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump played golf on Saturday at his course on Scotland's west coast ahead of a summit with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin that could be overshadowed by accusations of Russian meddling ...

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Top Democrats call on Trump to cancel Putin meeting following Russian indictments

(CNN) The top Democrats in Congress on Friday called for President Donald Trump to cancel his upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Justice Department announced indictments against 12 Russian nationals, that accused them of ... The Latest: Trump, Putin to meet at palace in HelsinkiWashington Post Trump and Putin to hold joint press conferenceThe Hill Trump Should Cancel Putin Meeting After Charges, Democrats SayBloomberg CNBC -CBS News -USA TODAY -BuzzFeed News

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Feds: Russian hackers targeted election websites in Fla., Ga. and Iowa in 2016 elections

WASHINGTON - Two Russian intelligence officers named Friday in an indictment accusing them and 10 others with conducting a hacking campaign that targeted Democratic political organizations snooped around state and local election-related websites in ... State investigates Russian investor's ties to Maryland elections softwareBaltimore Sun Maryland told its voter registration vendor financed by Russian oligarchCBS News

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Trump to play golf as he preps for Putin summit amid Russian meddling claims

TURNBERRY/GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he hoped to play golf at his course in Scotland ahead of a summit with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin that could be overshadowed by accusations that Russians ... Trump Brings His Own Style to a Day of Damage Control in BritainNew York Times Trump denies he criticized British prime minister after criticizing herCNN Huge protests in London as Donald Trump visits UK, meets Queen Elizabeth IICBS News Wall Street Journal -Washington Post -NPR -HuffPost

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