The Federal Penitentiary Service had said earlier on Thursday that Navalny's health was stable and satisfactory. "I consider the deterioration of my health to be the direct consequence of the actions and inaction of employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service deliberately aimed at denying me proper medical care and undermining my health," he wrote. The Federal Penitentiary Service said earlier on Thursday that Navalny had been examined on Wednesday. "His health is deemed stable and satisfactory, according to the results of the examination," the penitentiary service said, according to the Interfax news agency. The Kremlin said it was not following developments with Navalny's health, which it said was a matter for prison authorities.

Source: The Star March 25, 2021 07:06 UTC