The Kremlin has said it will not take notice of calls from a number of Western leaders for the release of Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny, currently behind bars for allegedly violating the terms of a suspended sentence.
Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official spokesman, told journalists who had dialed into a telephone briefing on Tuesday that the case is a matter for the prison service, and requires no special intervention from the government.
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