Russia’s most prominent opponent of Vladimir Putin says he is denied basic medication despite flu symptoms
Germany has demanded swift medical care for the jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who has complained of being denied access to hospital treatment by prison officials in Russia.
Navalny, the most prominent opponent of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said on Wednesday he had flu symptoms including a fever, but that he was being kept in a punishment cell at his maximum-security prison outside Moscow and denied basic medication.