After his disappearance, Alexey Navalny posted messages on social media, reassuring people about his health situation in the “new” prison. In a post on X, Navalny assures that he is “fine.” Just on Christmas Day, the Russian dissident’s lawyers announced that they had found him in the Ik-2 penal colony in the Russian Arctic village of Kharp. We are in the northernmost part of Russia, in Siberia, 2 thousand kilometers away from Moscow.
Navalny: “I am the new Santa Claus”
“I’m the new Santa Claus – he jokingly writes about Santa’s traditional North Pole home, the fact that he wears a sheepskin coat, fur hat and shoes, and grows a beard within 20 days of the transfer – unfortunately I’m not there for the Reindeer, “But they’re very beautiful German shepherds. I don’t say ‘Ho, ho, ho’ but I say ‘oh, oh, oh’ – continuing to refer to Santa’s traditional call – when I look out the window and it’s night, then afternoon, and then night again.”
1/9 I’m your new Santa Claus.
I now have a sheepskin coat, a Kalpak (a fur hat that covers the ears) and soon I will buy valenki (a traditional Russian winter shoe). I grew a beard for the 20 days of my move.
— Alexey Navalny (@navalny) December 26, 2023
The opposition claims he is “very tired” about his transfer and even expects no one to hear from him until mid-January. For weeks, his staff and lawyers had reported Navalny missing after failing to show up for several hearings. “
“That’s why I was surprised when he opened the cell door and said to me, ‘A lawyer has come to see you,'” he added, thanking him for the support and support he received. “Don’t worry about me, I’m relieved that I came,” he added.
“Now that I am Santa,” he concluded the series of posts, which were later published on the website.
Source: Today IT
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