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Evgeny Feldman<\/figure>\n

During his daily press briefing on Monday, April 19, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was bombarded with questions about opposition politician Alexey Navalny. With Navalny\u2019s health worsening amid his ongoing hunger strike, his associates have announced plans to hold countrywide protests in the days to come. What\u2019s more, international governments and cultural figures are calling on the Russian authorities to provide the Kremlin critic with better medical care, and the U.S. even warned of \u201cconsequences\u201d if Navalny dies in prison. Nevertheless, Peskov insisted that the Kremlin doesn\u2019t \u201cmonitor the health of Russian prisoners\u201d and that isn\u2019t taking the international outcry into account.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal: <\/strong>How does the Kremlin feel about the fact that supporters of opposition figure Alexey Navalny have called for mass protest on April 21, the same day that President Vladimir Putin will deliver his annual address to the Federal Assembly?<\/p>\n

Dmitry Peskov: <\/strong>I don\u2019t know if some [people] in different Russian regions, in different cities, have applied to hold some kind of protest. I don\u2019t have such information. If any unauthorized protests are initiated, they will be illegal automatically and law enforcement officers will respond to them in accordance with Russian law. Perhaps it\u2019s important to remind you here that again, these provocative calls aren\u2019t even coming from the territory of the Russian Federation. They are from certain citizens who live abroad. It probably makes sense to remember this all the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal: <\/strong>What\u2019s the Kremlin\u2019s reaction to the warning from U.S. officials that \u201cRussia will face consequences\u201d if Navalny dies?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dmitry Peskov: <\/strong>We in no way accept such statements voiced by representatives of other states. The state of the health of convicts and prisoners on Russian soil cannot and should not be a topic of interest for them.<\/p>\n

TV Rain: <\/strong>On Friday, prosecutors asked for the FBK and Navalny\u2019s headquarters to be recognized as extremist organizations. If this happens, then tens of thousands of people who support this organization will face serious prison terms. Does the Kremlin not consider such a measure excessive in relation to people who actually support exposing corruption in Russia?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dmitry Peskov: <\/strong>I wouldn\u2019t comment on this position of the Attorney General\u2019s Office. The Attorney General’s Office is performing its role. They fight against lawlessness and extremism, including in various manifestations. There\u2019s the position of the Attorney General\u2019s Office, there\u2019s the appeal voiced by prosecutors \u2014 this isn\u2019t our role.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TV Rain: <\/strong>Based on Navalny\u2019s test results, he\u2019s in critical condition. And many dozens of movie stars, Nobel laureates, and human rights activists have appealed to Putin. Politicians from other countries are commenting on this separately. Why doesn\u2019t the Kremlin respond to these appeals?<\/p>\n

Dmitry Peskov: <\/strong>Listen, we\u2019ve already said that first of all, we don\u2019t monitor the health of Russian prisoners. This absolutely isn\u2019t our role. Honestly, I don\u2019t think that the overwhelming majority of the letter\u2019s signatories, if not all of them, have any idea what or whom it\u2019s about. I also don\u2019t have information about the health of the aforementioned prisoner and in fact, I can\u2019t take your claim about [him being in] some kind of critical condition at face value.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bloomberg: <\/strong>Why do you think that the representatives of foreign countries can\u2019t express their concerns about the health of prisoners in Russian prisons? Is human health state property?<\/p>\n

Dmitry Peskov: <\/strong>This isn\u2019t a concern that we take into account.<\/p>\n

Ekho Moskvy: <\/strong>You say that the president doesn\u2019t deal with the issue of prisoners\u2019 health, but the situation has clearly gone beyond [Russia\u2019s] borders, because of it they\u2019re planning various protest actions, and so on. When the president receives such letters, such as those from Russian deputies and foreign cultural figures, how does he react?<\/p>\n

Dmitry Peskov: <\/strong>These facts are reported to him, but in this case I can\u2019t talk about some kind of reaction. But of course this can\u2019t be a pretext for some actions by the president. Because in this case the president can\u2019t take any action in relation to monitoring the health of prisoners. There\u2019s the Federal Penitentiary Service, there are certain regulations for this. Of course, in prisons all of these processes are strictly regulated, and everything there is carried out strictly within the framework of the law.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ekho Moskvy: <\/strong>But the president is still the guarantor of the rights of Russian citizens, no matter if they are prisoners or free. According to the information that the president has, are all of Alexey Navalny\u2019s rights being respected? Including [the right to have] a doctor admitted to see him?<\/p>\n

Dmitry Peskov: <\/strong>I don\u2019t know whether the president would verify anything on this topic.<\/p>\n

Ekho Moskvy: <\/strong>But is he interested in this specific situation or is he paying it no attention?<\/p>\n

Dmitry Peskov: <\/strong>The president is preparing his address to the Federal Assembly. This is an extremely important event for all of us, and for our entire country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

about Navalny<\/h3>\n

Alexey Navalny is being transferred to a prisoners\u2019 hospital notorious for abusing inmatesNavalny\u2019s supporters move forward with next round of protests, without waiting to reach half-million threshold in signature driveWhat comes next The Russian authorities want to designate Alexey Navalny\u2019s political and anti-corruption network as \u2018extremist.\u2019 This would be the legal fallout.Clearing the way Moscow prosecutors want to ban the Anti-Corruption Foundation and \u2018Team Navalny\u2019 offices as extremist organizations<\/p>\n

Transcript by Alexander Filimonov<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abridged translation by Eilish Hart<\/strong><\/p>\n

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