A fake interview with Navalny published by the Georgian edition of Ambebi was taken from a Russian website

Georgian socio-political publication Ambebi, published An earlier fake interview with Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny admitted his mistake and explained how it was made.

“On the information portal Ambebi.ge yesterday there was published an interview with Alexey Navalny, the author of which was named Elena Vavina, – it says in the Ambebi post. – The material was translated from a Russian source. The author denies the authenticity of the interview, and today it is not possible to find the original source on the Internet ”.

Georgian journalists suggested that “the material was posted on the Internet for the purpose of spreading disinformation,” and Ambebi’s editorial staff “unwittingly made a translation of an inaccurate article.”

Previously, Russian journalist Elena Vavina on her Facebook page wrotethat “I have never done an interview with Navalny.”

In the Ambebi publication, Navalny, who is serving time in a colony, was credited with several criticisms that were addressed to his associates. So, in particular, the article claims that he said that “the goal of the Russian government is to protect its citizens, and it is doing it successfully,” and also that “for some of the FBK members, money and a comfortable life turned out to be more important than struggle.” Translation of material from Georgian published publication Ura.ru, noting that the interview can be fake.