The US national flag on the building of the United States Embassy in the Russian Federation on Novinsky Boulevard in MoscowMOSCOW, Mar 10< /strong> Chairman of the Coordinating Council of Organizations of Russian Compatriots (KSORS) in the United States Elena Branson said in an interview with RIA Novosti that she perceives the charges against her in the United States as part of Washington's campaign against Russia. Earlier, the US Department of Justice reported that Branson was charged with illegal work as a foreign agent. On six counts, she faces up to 35 years in prison. she answered the question of whether she perceives the US accusations against her as part of the US campaign against the Russian Federation. According to Branson, the US is trying to “justify its confrontational rhetoric towards Russia” with such accusations. “Especially now, when relations between our countries dropped below the level of the Cold War of the last century. I think that the logic of the decisions made in this situation is based on this,» she said in an interview with the agency.
