<sod >Rinat , a dual Russian-US citizen who is said to have formerly worked for Russian  intelligence and has worked as a Washington lobbyist on Russia issues for several years, has confirmed he attended the meeting with lawyer Natalia, along with a translator.< eod>< sod > Â  Rinat Akhmetshin, a dual Russian-American citizen and lobbyist who has been accused of acting as âan unregistered agent for Russian interestsâ, with ties to Russian military intelligence service known as the GRU, has confirmed that he attended the meeting with lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya.< eod>