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The Russian government is increasing pressure on Kremlin critic Alexej Navalny: Prison authorities gave Navalny an ultimatum to meet the conditions of a previous suspended sentence and report to Russian authorities by 9 a.m. yesterday at the latest . If you return to Russia after the deadline, you face prison, the warning read.
Navalny was discharged from the Berlin hospital on September 20 and had been symptom-free since October 12, according to the ultimatum, referring to a report in the trade journal “The Lancet.” That’s why he had to appear on the spot, in accordance with the parole requirements of a prison sentence to which Navalny was sentenced in 2014.
A spokeswoman for Navalny immediately rejected the ultimatum. Going back is impossible, he said. Furthermore, the 44-year-old man, who is currently recovering in Germany, continues to suffer from the effects of his poisoning. Navalny himself teased on Twitter that the reference to the “Lancet” article amounted to an acknowledgment by the government that he had been poisoned. The Kremlin critic blames a “murder squad” of the FSB’s national intelligence service operating under the orders of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin for the poisonous attack with a chemical warfare agent from the Novichok group. Russia denies being involved in the case.
