Navalny allies claim disgraced 1990s oligarch behind assault in EU

The Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), founded by Alexey Navalny, has accused Russian-Israeli oligarch Leonid Nevzlin of orchestrating an attack on the late Russian opposition leader’s right-hand man. Leonid Volkov, who served as Navalny’s chief of staff during the 2018 Russian presidential election, was attacked by a hammer-wielding individual outside his home in Vilnius, Lithuania, in March, resulting in serious injuries.

While numerous Russian opposition figures initially suggested that the attack was masterminded by the Kremlin, a lengthy investigation published on YouTube and the FBK’s website on Thursday painted a different picture of events.

The FBK claimed, citing previously unreleased videos and correspondence voluntarily shared by Nevzlin-linked “fixer” Andrey Matus, that the oligarch wanted Volkov to be maimed to the point…