Deportation Averted for Vocal Putin Critic Who Feared Return to Russia

Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party, speaks at a press conference in the case of Dr. Elena Musikhina in Ottawa, on Oct. 30, 2018. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA—Supporters of a Russian scientist who fears political retribution from the Putin government if she is deported back to her native country say she’ll be allowed to stay in Canada, at least for now.

Elena Musikhina, a vocal critic of the Kremlin, has been granted a two-year visitor’s permit, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said late on Nov. 19.