Kremlin Critic Navalny Says He Will End Prison Hunger Strike
The fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin began refusing food on March 31 to demand medical care for leg and back pain.
Updated April 23, 2021 at 9:34 AM ET
Russian jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday he is calling off a more than three-week prison hunger strike that doctors say left him near death.
Navalny, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who began refusing food on March 31 to demand medical that on advice from doctors, he would take 24 days â about the same amount of time as the actual strike â to reverse it gradually.
