Accused spy in U.S. facing borderline “torture,” Russian embassy says
The Russian Embassy in Washington has accused the United States of nearly torturing 29-year-old Russian national Maria Butina, who has been charged and jailed on spying charges. In a statement, the embassy said Butina was transferred from a Washington jail to a facility in Virginia without notice. Butina, 29, has denied the charges against her. The Russian government claims the…