Russia

Maria Butina’s Boss Alexander Torshin: The Kremlin’s No-Longer-Secret Weapon

GUN NUTS

In addition to advocating gun rights, Torshin wanted to strengthen the Russian criminal code to include forced castration for pedophiles and life sentences for drug dealers.

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