Time.news – With the worsening of Alexei Navalny’s health conditions, the risk is raised that the Russian dissident on hunger strike could die in prison.
From the US, the Biden administration has told Russia that “there will be consequences” if Navalny does not get out of prison alive.
“We have communicated to the Russian government that what happens in Navalny in their custody is their responsibility and they will be held accountable by the international community,” said White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, speaking to CNN.
“As for the specific steps we will take, we are looking at a number of different responses that we will implement and I have no intention of publicly disclosing them at this stage,” Sullivan explained.
“We will not allow Navanly to die in prison”, assured from the Russian front the ambassador to the United Kingdom, Andrei Kellin, interviewed by the BBC. The diplomat said that Moscow is guaranteeing adequate medical care to the 44-year-old and that the requests for medical assistance made by its staff only aim to “attract attention” of the international media.
The European Union asks Russia for the “immediate and unconditional” release of Alexei Navalny: this is stated by the head of European diplomacy,
Josep Borrell, who in a statement also appealed to Moscow to allow the detainee access to “trusted doctors”.
The stance comes after the staff of the Russian dissident, who is on hunger strike in prison, warned that Navalny could die at any moment due to the worsening of his conditions. It will be discussed tomorrow at the meeting of EU foreign ministers.
Borrell stressed that the EU is “deeply concerned” about Navalny’s fate and holds “the Russian authorities responsible for his safety and health”.
EU foreign ministers will discuss the Navalny case on Monday at their regular meeting: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced this to Bild.
The head of diplomacy of Germany has asked “urgently” the Russian authorities to provide “adequate medical treatment” to the Russian dissident, in light of the “very worrying” worsening of his condition “.
Navalny is being held in Pokrov camp, 100 kilometers east of Moscow.
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