According to them, the Security Services conducted a broad investigation into an ally of Russian politician Alexei Navalny, who was killed in a colony, assessing “not only his statements, which caused a stir, but also the position of Ukraine.”
Based on the results of the check, Volkov will be able to continue living in Lithuania, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
“During the assessment, no circumstances were established indicating that Volkov or Volkov’s entourage are assisting the Russian regime and its aggression against Ukraine. Thus, the representative of the Russian opposition has a valid temporary permit and can continue to reside in Lithuania,” Kondratovich noted.
The head of the migration department indicated that the assessment was a “warning and yellow card” to Volkov.
“From the very beginning of the war in Ukraine, Lithuania supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine, its right to sovereignty, and we hope that Russian citizen Volkov will also respect the country that accepted him… and appreciate this position. In the future, if he does not comply with the standards of humanity, political culture and communication accepted in Lithuania, the decision in this regard may be different,” Gaspere added.
Context
Volkov is the former head of the Russian Anti-Corruption Foundation created by Navalny. The scandal was led to by correspondence on Facebook with his former colleague Anna Tiron, who is now part of the RDK, which is fighting in Ukraine. Volkov is in it commented on the message about Kapustin’s death and expressed the hope that “his cronies would follow” him, and also repeated pro-Russian narratives regarding Ukrainian officials.
Volkov called the former head of the Ukrainian military intelligence Kirill Budanov a “vile village political strategist” and expressed hope that he, as well as the former head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrey Ermak and the adviser to the head of the OP Mikhail Podolyak, would “go to jail.”
Ukrainian law enforcement officers opened criminal proceedings after the publication of Volkov’s statements, the media reported this with reference to the Office of the Prosecutor General.
