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 that he had been detained and was under investigation for allegedly financing an “extremist organization” by transferring money to Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, which Leonid Volkov led until 2023. Leonid Volkov later denied reports of his father’s arrest.
That evening, Mikhail Volkov was released after being questioned by the Federal Security Service (FSB) and placed under a travel ban. He remains a suspect in a criminal case, though the exact charges have not been disclosed.
