It is indeed the case—speaking of power movements—that people are forced out of the country. That's a fact, and that's why Putin is trying to destroy our off-line movement in the country. That's why Putin is forcing us abroad. That's why Alexei Navalny returned to Russia after he recovered, because he also realized that staying out of the country, in fact, makes us weaker. Now we are in this situation and we have no choice. We have to either cease all of our operations or continue them from abroad. Now we hope that we will be able to still be efficient enough to make a difference, even operating from abroad. That was [Inaudible—Editor] this year of online meetings and [Technical difficulty—Editor] has taught us a lot about how one can be efficient even from a long distance.
On May 6th, 2021. See this statement in context.