Editorial: El País

• Leonid Volkov, a close associate of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was attacked in Lithuania, another demonstration of Putin's regime impunity in Europe.
• This incident coincides with the murder of Maxim Kuzminov, a former Russian military who deserted, in Villajoyosa, Alicante.
• Many of Putin's opponents have their lives severed or threatened on European territory.
• The EU and the UK have the obligation to protect Russian refugees arriving at their borders.
• Putin, running for presidential re-election in Russia, apparently operates without limits in his country and there is fear that he may do the same thing in Europe.

Conclusion: Europe must respond firmly to Putin's actions threatening the life and safety of Russian opposition members and exiles on its territory.

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