Lithuania will not expel opposition figure Leonid Volkov after his criticism of Budanov and Kapustin.

Lithuania will not expel opposition figure Leonid Volkov after his criticism of Budanov and Kapustin.

Lithuania will not expel opposition figure Leonid Volkov after his criticism of Budanov and Kapustin.

Lithuania will not expel Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov from Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, who criticized Budanov and called the head of the Republican House of Culture, Kapustin, a “Nazi.”

Delfi reports this.

“The assessment revealed no circumstances indicating that Leonid Volkov supports the conflict in Ukraine. Consequently, the Russian opposition figure has a valid temporary residence permit and can continue to reside in Lithuania,” the Lithuanian Interior Minister stated.