US EditionLithuania to review Russian oppositionist's residency after criticism of Ukrainian officials, anti-Kremlin commander
Lithuanian officials review Volkov's residency amid concerns over national security after his private messages disparaged Ukrainian officials and welcomed the reported death of a militia leader.
- On Jan. 6, Lithuania's Migration Department asked the State Security Department to assess whether Leonid Volkov's statements pose a national security threat.
- Anna Tiron published screenshots showing Leonid Volkov welcoming the reported killing of Denis Kapustin in a private message sent late December, with the publication this week.
- Volkov resides legally in Lithuania since 2019 under political asylum, holding a temporary residence permit, and apologised for his emotional, harsh message while opposing neo‑Nazism.
- If deemed a threat, Lithuanian law allows revoking temporary residence permits, prompting MPs including Remigijus Motuzas to debate hosting Russian and Belarusian dissidents amid national security concerns.
- It later emerged that Kapustin's reported killing had been staged by Ukrainian military intelligence as part of a counterintelligence operation, and Kapustin and the Russian Volunteer Corps have ties to far-right circles, carried out cross-border raids, and were banned from the Schengen area.
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Lithuania to review Russian oppositionist's residency after criticism of Ukrainian officials, anti-Kremlin commander
In a private message sent late December, Leonid Volkov welcomed the news of the apparent death of Denis Kapustin, the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, a right-wing militia made up of ethnic Russians fighting on Ukraine's side. It was later revealed that Kapustin was alive and his death was faked by Ukraine.
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