“It is difficult to accept that term, in our opinion, a completely unfair term, which was defined as an additional punishment ... It has already suffered enough,” he said.

At the same time, Butin added that, as it became apparent after the press conference, his daughter did not commit any crime, the punishment for which can be so severe.

Earlier, during the press conference, Maria Butina clarified the details of the deal with the investigation, and also spoke about the conditions of detention in an American prison.

On April 26, a court in the United States sentenced a Russian woman to 1.5 years in prison.