US warns Russia “there will be consequences” if Alexei Navalni dies

On Sunday, the United States warned Russia that there will be “consequences” if Alexei Navalni dies in prison. His supporters are preparing a demonstration Wednesday to “save the life” of the enemy of Vladimir Poutine, sick and on hunger strike in a penitentiary.

Prior to these warnings, doctors indicated that Naval you could go into cardiac arrest “at any time.” Since March 31, and thanks to a strike, he has demanded medical treatment for his back pain and numbness in his legs and hands.

The pressure increased when the European Union has declared itself “deeply concerned” by the opponent’s situation. “There will be consequences if he dies”, said US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, in CNN.

Russian authorities “are responsible for the health” of Navalni, added Washington diplomacy spokesman Ned Price. On Saturday, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, had already ruled as “totally unfair” the opponent’s situation.

Faced with the above, the Russian Ambassador in London, Andrei kelin, said that “(Navalni) will not be allowed to die in prison”. “But I can say that Mr. Navalni is behaving like a vandal”, he told the BBC.

Navalni’s right-hand man Leonid Volkov said: “It’s time to act. We’re not just talking about Navalni’s freedom, but his life.” He added that the protests scheduled for next Wednesday could be the decisive battle against “absolute evil”.

“Alexei cannot end his hunger strike by saying ‘abandon’,” he added. Volkov in a video posted on the Internet. The authorities have increased pressure on the opponent’s supporters in recent months. More than 10,000 of them have been arrested.

Russian prosecutors on Friday asked a court to cThink of the Navalni Anti-Corruption Foundation and its network of regional offices as “extremist” organizations, a measure by which more of the partisan’s allies could be imprisoned.

Navalni has been in jail since January, when he returned to Russia after recovering from poisoning from which he nearly died and which he says was orchestrated by Moscow, a charge the Kremlin denies.

Opponent is serving two and a half years for embezzlement in a penal colony in the city of Pokrov, about 100 kilometers east of Moscow, known as one of the toughest in Russia.

Concerning the state of health of the enemy of Putin, Health experts have recognized that he has high levels of potassium. This could lead to heart failure, so doctors requested that the opponent be transferred to intensive care.

Doctors said on Sunday that they were unable to visit him. His wife Iulia, who was able to see him earlier in the week, said that I had lost nine kilos since the start of the hunger strike.

JFG