Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Volkov, for coming before our committee on foreign affairs.
Mr. Volkov, as soon as Mr. Navalny recovered from the poison attack he decided to return to Russia. I have to say, amongst all of us, we found this to be a very courageous decision. Can you tell the committee about the factors that influenced Mr. Navalny's decision to return to his home country, where he was persecuted by the regime?