US EditionUkraine Opens Criminal Case Against Vilnius-Based Russian Opposition Figure Leonid Volkov
- On Thursday, Ukrainian state prosecutors charged Leonid Volkov with `justifying` the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with proceedings opened under Criminal Code articles on justification of aggression and insulting military personnel, Glavkom via Meduza reported.
- On January 5, Anna Tyron published a private message Volkov sent after Denis Kapustin's death reports, prompting Olha Vasylevska-Smahliuk to file a complaint that sparked the investigation.
- Volkov's messages described Denis Kapustin as a `Nazi` and accused the Russian Volunteer Corps of carrying out `murky tasks` for Kyrylo Budanov, while Volkov later regretted his `emotional and harsh` wording but defended his criticism.
- The probe raises immediate risks to Volkov's residency and potential criminal penalties as Lithuania's Migration Department asked Lithuania's State Security Department on January 6 to assess if he threatens national security, risking loss of his Lithuanian residence permit and prison for five to eight years.
- Independent outlets and Deutsche Welle reported confirmations even as Leonid Volkov, former aide to Alexei Navalny and Anti‑Corruption Foundation head, was sentenced in absentia to 18 years by a Russian military court last year.
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Ukrainian law enforcement officers have launched a de facto criminal case on statements made by Russian opposition politician Leonid Volkov about the commander of the RDC Denis Kapustin and Ukrainian officials.
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Ukrainian state prosecutors have charged Russian anti-corruption campaigner Leonid Volkov, the exiled former aide of the late opposition activist Alexei Navalny, with “justifying” the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to media reports published on Thursday.
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The Office of the Procurator-General of Ukraine has initiated criminal proceedings against the head of the political projects of the BCF, Leonid Volkov, on charges of justifying armed aggression by the Russian Federation, writing by Sota. The publication has published a copy of the reply from the Ukrainian Attorney-General ' s Office to one of the complainants in the case (the name of Volkov is not mentioned in the document).
For justifying Russian aggression and insulting the military.
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