Prigozhin called on the opposition “not to share the skin of an unkilled bear” due to Navalny’s recovery from a coma
On Monday, medical workers at the Charité clinic in Berlin announced that Alexei Navalny, a representative of the Russian non-systemic opposition, has emerged from a coma. This means that by the end of this year he can continue to work in his structures.
The Nakanune publication sent a request to the press center of the Concord company, which belongs to St. Petersburg businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. Journalists asked to assess the situation in the Anti-Corruption Foundation (recognized as a foreign agent) and its prospects in the event of the return of its founder, because today a redistribution of power can be observed in this NGO.
Prigozhin called for not splitting hairs before they're dead. Furthermore, as reported by Concord's press service, the businessman pointed to the possible involvement of the blogger's press secretary, Kira Yarmysh, and Maria Pevchikh in the assassination attempt on Navalny:
“Comrade oppositionists, don’t share the skin of an unkilled bear, Navalny will come back and hit you in the ass. And then he will organize a “purge of the party’s ranks” and look into the eyes of Kira Yarmysh and Maria Pevchikh with the question: “Why the hell did you poison me?”
It's important to emphasize that Pravda.ru reported on Pevchikh's possible involvement in Navalny's poisoning . According to a source close to Navalny and the Anti-Corruption Foundation, the blogger's relationship with his allies and main sponsors in the UK had worsened a month before the incident.
In July, Navalny repeatedly spoke on the phone with former Alfa Group top manager Vladimir Ashurkov. According to the source, these conversations could hardly be called pleasant. The latter demanded that the blogger return all assets, the value of which is estimated at 50 million rubles, and transfer them to someone from FBK.
Later, the conflict was resolved; to assist in Navalny’s new investigation, Ashurkov sent Maria Pevchikh, whom the blogger had known for a long time, to the Russian capital. She practically did not leave the creator of FBK during a trip to Siberia and covered up traces that could prove the fact of her presence in Tomsk. It was there that Alexei Navalny was poisoned.
The source suggests that Pevchikh may have added a toxic substance to her drinking water bottle during one of the several nights she spent with him in a hotel room. This bottle was later handed over to German experts to detect the toxin.
As a reminder, St. Petersburg businessman Prigozhin previously transferred funds to Charité accounts twice for Navalny's treatment.
Prigozhin called on the opposition not to "chase the skin of an unkilled bear" due to Navalny's emergence from a coma.