A Belarusian escort claimed Monday that she has audio recordings that prove Russian meddling in U.S. elections, but would only share them if she’s granted asylum in the United States, The New York Times reported.

Anastasia Vashukevich said she has roughly 16 hours of audio recordings from August 2016 that include Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, talking about that year’s U.S. presidential election.

“If America gives me protections, I will tell everything I know,” Vashukevich told reporters on Monday.

She is being held at a prison in Bangkok on charges of doing sex work without a permit, The New York Times reported.

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Vashukevich came to attention last month when Russia sought to block a video posted on YouTube by a Russian opposition political figure, Alexsei Navalny.

In the video, Vashukevich is seen on a yacht believed to be owned by Deripaska. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko is also seen in the video.

Navalny in his video argues that the yacht trip was an attempt to bribe Prikhodko.

Deripaska has ties to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortOur Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Bannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE, who was indicted on charges of financial crimes by special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE. Manafort reportedly owed millions of dollars to Deripaska, and had offered to give him briefings on the presidential campaign in 2016.

It's unclear whether Vashukevich, the author of a book titled "Who Wants to Seduce a Billionaire?," actually has recordings that prove Russian meddling. The Times reports that a spokesperson for Deripaska has said allegations about bribery and prostitutes on the yacht were "far from being the truth," and that Vashukevich is known as a publicity seeker.

Vashukevich has a large social media following and has previously taken part in events to garner publicity. For example, The New York Times reported that she participated in a small protest in Moscow last year defending film mogul Harvey Weinstein after multiple women accused him of sexual abuse.

Vashukevich told reporters that Deripaska had "a plan about elections" but that she "can't tell you everything."

Special counsel Robert Mueller is leading a criminal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Four former Trump campaign associates have pleaded guilty or been charged in Mueller's probe thus far.

Mueller also filed charges last month against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian organizations that allegedly took part in a campaign to influence the election.

President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE has called Mueller's probe a "witch hunt" and a "hoax," and has criticized the Obama administration for failing to stop Russian interference.

Democrats have criticized Trump for declining to implement new sanctions against Russia that passed Congress last year by overwhelming, bipartisan margins in response to the country's election meddling.