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title: "Alexei Navalny's first statement after being reported missing for weeks: \"Don't worry about me\""
url: https://moldova1.md/p/22165/alexei-navalny-s-first-statement-after-being-reported-missing-for-weeks--don-t-worry-about-me-
published: 2023-12-26T14:39:14Z
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# Alexei Navalny's first statement after being reported missing for weeks: "Don't worry about me"

> Found after two weeks of continuous search by his associates at a penal colony in Siberia, Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's critic Alexey Navalny said on December 26 that he was 'fine' after a 'pretty exhausting' 20-day transfer from his prison to a penal colony beyond the Arctic Circle, reported news agency AFP.

Found after two weeks of continuous search by his associates at a penal colony in Siberia, Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's critic Alexey Navalny said on December 26 that he was 'fine' after a 'pretty exhausting' 20-day transfer from his prison to a penal colony beyond the Arctic Circle, reported news agency AFP.

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"Don't worry about me. I'm fine. I'm totally relieved that I've finally made it," he wrote on X, adding, "I'm still in a good mood, as befits a Santa Claus", referring to his winter clothing and beard.

His allies on Monday said he had been transferred to a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle. Navalny also said he had seen his lawyer, reported Reuters.

Earlier, Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh, said in a statement on X, ""We have found Alexey," adding, "He is now in IK-3 in the settlement of Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District."

> 7/9 I also went for a walk. The yard is a neighboring cell, a bit bigger, with snow on the ground. And I saw a convoy, not like in central Russia, but like in the movies - with machine guns, warm mittens, and felt boots. And with the same beautiful fluffy shepherd dogs. — Alexey Navalny (@navalny) December 26, 2023