Navalny’s Chief of Staff Says Putin ‘Produced Many Lies’ About the Kremlin Critic

Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s chief of staff Leonid Volkov accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of blatantly lying about the Russian opposition leader.

CNN’s Brianna Keilar played a clip of Putin during his press conference, following his summit with President Joe Biden, answering a question about Navalny.

“This man knew he was breaking the law of Russia. He is somebody who has been twice convicted. He consciously ignored the requirements of the law. The gentlemen in question went abroad for treatment. His registration was not asked for,” Putin said.

He continued, “As soon as he went to the hospital he showed his videos on the internet, but ignored the demands of the laws. Knowing about that, I take the view that he wanted to consciously break the law. He did exactly what he wanted to do.”

When asked for his thoughts on the response, Volkov said, “It seems like some kind of mental disorder because Putin could have many answers like being vague and like political but he preferred to give an answer which is a very clear and blatant lie.”

Watch the interview below:

Volkov explained for Putin to “pretend” Navalny tried to “consciously” violate the conditions of his provisional sentence is “so weird.”

“He actually produced like many lies during his very short statement and I wonder if it actually was the message that he wanted to deliver,” Volkov said.

Keilar asked Volkov what consequences “would deter 👤Vladimir Putin or encourage him to make sure Navalny stays alive.”