Russian Special Services Suspected in Well-Planned Attack on Navalny Ally

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Russian Special Services Suspected in Well-Planned Attack on Navalny Ally
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Lithuania suspects Russian special services were behind the attack on Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov, calling it an act of "political terrorism." The attack, involving a hammer, occurred in Vilnius and resulted in Volkov being briefly hospitalized. Lithuanian intelligence services believe the attack was likely organized by Russia and carried out by a recruited local. The incident comes amid tensions following the death of Alexei Navalny and ahead of Lithuania's presidential election. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on the incident, stating it occurred in another country.

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