Maria Butina, a former Russian spy, after being exposed in the USA, served time in prison there and at some point was exchanged for a hostage who was being held in Moscow.
Upon her return to Russia, Maria Butina went to work in the State Duma.
In 2021 Maria Butina visited the prison where Alexei Navalny was being held and said that the conditions in the prison were wonderful, better than in a hotel in Kosikha. Kosikha is a village in Altai Krai, where Butina is from.
"Butina compared Navalny's prison to a hotel in Kosikha, which does not exist in reality
Social media users are discussing a video in which Altai native and member of the Civic Chamber of Russia Maria Butina argues with the opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a penal colony in the Vladimir region.
"Is this torture? Are you out of your mind? Have you travelled around the Russian regions? This is better than the hotel in the village of Kosikha in Altai Krai," she said indignantly."
