Leonid Volkov was Alexei Navalny’s chief of workers. In mid-March, he himself was attacked on an open avenue in Lithuania, the place he lives in exile, and overwhelmed with a hammer and sprayed with tear fuel.
On Saturday, he gave his first interview after the assault.
Volkov speaks up BBC that the assault on him was a approach for the Russian authorities to say “we all know the place you reside, we are able to kill you, we’re searching you”.
In April, three individuals suspected of the assault have been arrested in Poland. However Volkov says he’s satisfied that the regime of President Vladimir Putin was behind it, one thing the Kremlin has denied.
Volkov additional says that nobody can substitute Navalny, however that “everybody” sees Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya as the brand new chief of the opposition motion though she by no means needed to finish up on this public function”
– We have now all the time identified that we’re combating a mad, fascist dictator who sees no boundaries, says Volkov. He urges the skin world to not enter into negotiations with the Russian chief.
– Putin bluffs in such a approach that these round him will consider that he’s stronger than he actually is. Do not fall for the bluff, urges Volkov within the interview.
Alexei Navalny died underneath unclear circumstances in an Arctic penal colony in February.
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2024-05-18 19:37:29