Nevzlin denies the claims. The accusations tore through the already tattered relationship between the FBK and the opposition circles to which Nevzlin belongs, headed by exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky – so much so that Khodorkovsky accused Navalny’s allies of “waging a campaign” to discredit him.The FBK, meanwhile, faces allegations of its own. Opposition activist Maxim Kats released a two-hour video on Oct. 1 accusing the group of rehabilitating the reputations of two Russian businessmen accused of fraud by accepting their donations. The FBK is yet to comment on the investigation in-depth, saying it will instead release a more detailed response after its own analysis of Kats’ documents.“We will have to do this at the expense of our real work,” FBK chairwoman Maria Pevchikh complained on X.