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Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade is seeking to defect to Russia – saying on a Kremlin-backed program that she has fears for her own safety in the U.S. 

Reade made a series of stunning assertions while appearing on Russian state TV with Maria Butina, who was convicted of acting as an unregistered foreign agent inside the U.S. while cultivating relationships with a series of U.S. political figures. Reade called Butina 'my friend.'

Butina, who was elected to the state Duma in Russia and subjected to U.S. sanctions after Russia's Ukraine invasion, said Reade made her decision on a visit to Moscow.

'I'm still kind of in a daze a bit but I feel very good,' Reade said in an appearance aired on Sputnik. 'I feel very surrounded by protection and safety. And I just really so appreciate Maria [Butina] and everyone who's been giving me that at a time when it's been very difficult to know if I'm safe or not.' 

She fielded questions from audience members during an appearance, where she bashed the U.S. position arming Ukraine following Russia's invasion. 

'It's very sad that America has chosen the wrong side in history,' she said, echoing Kremlin propaganda about the Ukrainian government.

She described her visit to Moscow as breaking impressions. 'The food tastes so good - there's no chemicals, there's no GMOs,' she said. 'I'm not just giving you a smoke screen.'

She said she wasn't sure she would go back to the U.S. even if Biden is replaced, although she expressed doubts he 'makes it to run again.'

'I'm not sure if the new president will change anything for me. I have lawyers working right now to figure out because some of the cases are sealed that are against me, so I don't know what they have in mind. But I do know this that unfortunately, the Democratic National Committee is quite corrupt. Unless that's dismantled and taken down. I'm not sure things will get better,' she said.