A dual Russian-U.S. citizen was charged on March 8 with allegedly acting as a Russian agent in the United States. Elena Branson, 61, from at least 2011 worked with top Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, to promote Russian propaganda and influence U.S. policy, according to court documents filed in the Southern District of New York. Branson “knowingly would and did act in the United States as an agent of a foreign government and foreign officials, namely, the Russian Federation, the government of Moscow, and officials of those foreign governments” without notifying U.S. authorities, a criminal complaint states. Foreign agents are required by U.S. law to register with the U.S. government. Despite not doing so, Branson moved to set up meetings between a Russian official and U.S. politicians, founded an organization headquartered in New York City named the Russian Center of New York (RCNY) that received funding from the Russian …