# Georgia won’t deport former Navalny volunteer Denis Kulanin to Russia, allows him to leave for a third country

https://mins.news/en/item/45709

- Meduza, 2026-09-04 16:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/04/georgia-won-t-deport-former-navalny-volunteer-denis-kulanin-to-russia-allows-him-to-leave-for-a-third-country

> A Tbilisi court ruled that Russian citizen Denis Kulanin may voluntarily leave Georgia for a third country instead of being deported to Russia, giving him seven days to depart. Kulanin, a former volunteer at Alexey Navalny’s campaign headquarters who opposed Russia’s war against Ukraine, had faced fears of prosecution if returned.