Former Anti-Corruption Foundation director denies ex-deputy prime minister’s allegations, defends Navalny’s return to Russia

Vladimir Ashurkov, a financier and ally of Alexei Navalny, gave a three-hour interview to journalist Yury Dud. In the 2000s, Ashurkov served as chief financial officer of the Port of St. Petersburg and as a top manager at Alfa Group. From 2010 onward he took part in Alexei Navalny’s investigations and later became executive director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), a position he held until 2023. In the interview with Dud, Ashurkov addressed questions about recent scandals surrounding FBK, including whether Navalny’s allies took money from oligarchs, why they worked with former Probusinessbank co-owner Alexander Zheleznyak, and who initiated the letter in support of billionaire Mikhail Fridman. Here are the most important quotes.

Original source: Meduza