Putin breaks silence on Russian spy Maria Butina after jailing in US

Vladimir Putin has called the 18-month prison sentence handed to Russian foreign agent Maria Butina by US authorities "an outrage". Describing her treatment a travesty of justice the Russian president said the sentence looked like an attempt by US law enforcement and judicial officials to save face.An admitted agent, Butina was sentenced by a US District Court judge in Washington DC where she expressed remorse for conspiring with a Russian official to infiltrate a gun rights group and influence