The Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced Friday that two people suspected of having attacked Leonid Volkov were arrested in Poland. Attacked on March 12 with a hammer in front of his home in Vilnius, Volkov, 43, had to be briefly hospitalized.
Lithuanian intelligence services, which quickly spoke of an attack probably organized by Russia, then suspected that it had been carried out by someone recruited locally. The detainees, whose identities have not been revealed, would be deported to Lithuania, but without further details. No comment from the Polish side was immediately available from the president's office. "I don't know any further details yet, but I can say that I saw with what energy and perseverance the Lithuanian police worked on this case over the past month, and I am very happy that this work has brought its fruits," wrote the Russian opponent on the Telegram network. "We will know the details soon. I can't wait to meet them!"