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6/Yet, after her return to Moscow, Byrne continued to maintain a strong relationship with [Maria] Butina – including financing her pro-Putin political campaigning in the State Duma to the tune of tens of millions of rubles. Butina later wrote the preface to Byrne’s book, Danger Close, published in February 2024, while Flynn wrote the book’s foreword.

In addition to ties with US insurrectionists, Tommy Robinson has also cultivated his own direct ties within Russia.