Source: BBC
The claims revolved around her contact with Gen Michael Flynn in Cambridge in 2014. Flynn resigned after just 24 days as US National Security Adviser after allegations he had failed to be honest about contacts with the Russian Ambassador to the US during the transition to the Trump administration.
After his resignation in February, there were reports in the US and UK media about Lokhova, including the claim that Flynn’s contact with Lokhova “troubled” US intelligence officials. On social media, the suggestionwas that she was some kind of Russian spy or honeytrap.
“Are you a Russian spy?” I begin by asking her. “Absolutely not,” she replies. “I have no formal or informal connection with Russian intelligence whatsoever.”