Navalnaya calls former Anti-Corruption Foundation director’s interview a ‘lie,’ says she removed him for weak management

For a long time I said nothing — it is wrong to clash publicly with allies. Last year I removed Ivan Zhdanov from his position as director. It was my decision, and it was not an easy one. I turned to Leonid [Volkov] for advice on what to offer Ivan so as not to simply push him out with nothing. Leonid tried to find a way forward. The negotiations were difficult: Ivan refused to step down and put forward impossible conditions. We met one on one. Later, at a meeting with Leonid and Maria [Pevchikh], he called them traitors for not standing up for him. Ivan was removed from his position — he was not fired from the organization.

Original source: Meduza