In the US, Democratic congressmen said that National Security Advisor John Bolton worked with the arrested Russian woman Maria Butina, accused of espionage. House deputies Elijah Cummings and Stephen Lynch demanded that Bolton report on his ties with the 29-year-old "Russian spy". The relevant documents should be submitted to Congress by September 4, reports Politico. Congressmen stressed that 5 years ago. Trump's national security adviser starred in a commercial Russian nongovernmental organization "The Right to Arms," ??which at the head was then Butina. In addition, according to deputies, at the same time Bolton participated in a round table organized by the Russian woman,. Cummings and Lynch reminded that candidates for such a high state post should provide detailed information about their contacts with foreign citizens and governments and are asked by the question. did Bolton talk about the connection with Butina. The deputies also noted that Michael Flynn, who held the post of national security adviser before Bolton, lost his post, as he did not report on the meeting with the then Russian ambassador in Washington, Sergei Kislyak. Maria Butina was arrested on July 16, 2018 on charges of espionage.

This weekend, the Russian woman was transferred to the prison of Alexandria, Virginia. The Russian human rights ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova called on the "world human rights community. appeal to the US government with a demand to humanize the conditions of detention of Russian citizen Maria Butina ". On the official website, it is reported that in the actions of the US authorities against Butina "there are all signs of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment. and violation of norms of international law ".