Peskov called statements by Navalny's supporters about the release of his body absurd

Peskov called the statements of Navalny's supporters about the extradition of his body absurd

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Statements that the Kremlin is allegedly putting pressure on the mother of Alexei Navalny (included by the Russian Federation in the list of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring) related to his funeral, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov called them absurd.

The Kremlin has nothing to do with this, he emphasized. “Naturally, the Kremlin cannot exert pressure,” he noted during the traditional briefing. He called such words “another absurd statements.” Navalny’s supporters, who, according to Peskov, “almost all are wanted” or abroad.

Answering a corresponding question, the Kremlin representative said that “their (supporters’) statements should be treated accordingly.” “This is absolutely not the Kremlin’s topic,” he added.