Two arrested in Poland over attack on Navalny ally
By Cat McGowan
Two men have been arrested in Poland over an attack on a senior aide to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in March.
Leonid Volkov said his arm was broken in the attack outside his home in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.
Lithuanian intelligence said the attack was likely “Russian-organised”.
At a press conference on Friday, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda confirmed the arrests, thanking Polish authorities.
In a tweet on X, Mr Nauseda expressed his gratitude to Polish President Andrzej Duda and warned the organisers of the crime to “not try to repeat it!”
Mr Volkov also tweeted his reaction to the arrests, saying: “I don’t know any other details yet, but I can say: I have seen how energetically and persistently the Lithuanian police have worked over the past month on this case, and I am very glad that this work has been effective.”
Back in March, the activist said the incident was “an obvious, typical, gangster greeting from Putin, from bandit St Petersburg”, but gave no more details about his attacker.
“Everything happened in silence… of course this is a clear political attack, there is no doubt here,” he said.
