Lithuania: Authorities investigating allegations on attack against Russian opposition leader

Lithuanian authorities are investigating allegations that Russian opposition leader, businessman Leonid Nevzlin, was behind an attack against another exiled Russian opposition leader, Leonid Volkov, in Vilnius in March 2024, BNS reports. Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that the allegations made by the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) were “serious,” but called on politicians to wait for the…

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Lithuania: Russian opposition activists attacking each other

The attack on exiled Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, in March 2024 was allegedly ordered by another Russian opposition leader, businessman Leonid Nevzlin, according to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), LRT reports. FBK claimed that the plan was to kidnap Volkov, transport him via Latvia to Russia, and then hand him…

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Baltic: Russian opposition asks to reverse ban on Russian cars

The Russian NGO, Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), which was founded by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, has asked the Baltic States to reconsider a ban on cars with Russian licence plates, LRT reports. FBK chairwoman Maria Pevchikh published letters that the organisation sent to Baltic governments, arguing that the ban undermined and discredited sanctions against…

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