Tot i que està clar que hi ha aspectes qüestionables en la manera que Navalni va obtenir les credencials (es va llicenciar a Moscou però es va acreditar a la provincial Kirov, on treballava estretament amb el governador Nikita Belikh), Kononenko afirma que només el motiva una recerca innocent de la veritat.
Although there are definitely questionable aspects about the way Navalny got his credentials (while he received his law degree in Moscow, he was accredited in the provincial Kirov, where he worked closely with regional governor Nikita Belyh), Kononenko claims that his own motivation is an innocent quest for truth.