Russia adds 69-year-old father of Navalny ally Leonid Volkov to list of 'extremists and terrorists'

Russia adds 69-year-old father of Navalny ally Leonid Volkov to list of 'extremists and terrorists'

Russia’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service has added Mikhail Volkov, the 69-year-old father of opposition politician Leonid Volkov, to its official list of “extremists and terrorists.” His name appears without an asterisk, indicating that he is not being investigated on terrorism charges. On the morning of April 3, law enforcement raided Mikhail Volkov’s apartment in Yekaterinburg. Shortly afterward, pro-Kremlin Telegram channels reported tha…

The Federal Financial Monitoring Service has included 69-year-old mathematician Mikhail Volkov, an oppositionist's father, in the list of “extremists and terrorists”...

The Federal Financial Monitoring Service has added Mikhail Volkov, the father of Leonid Volkov, former director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), to the list of “extremists and terrorists”. This was reported by a telegram channel that tracks updates in the agency's list. On April 3, law enforcers raided 69-year-old Mikhail Volkov's home. A criminal case was opened against him for financing an “extremist” organization, the FBK (article 282…