Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov yesterday denounced U.S. State Department comments on the Navalny demonstrations in Moscow, in the wake of the U.S. Embassy’s publication of the whereabouts of illegal demonstrations protesting Alexey Navalny’s arrest.
“The United States will stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies and partners in defense of human rights—whether in Russia or wherever they come under threat,” said Ned Price, a spokesperson for the State Department. Commenting on Rossiya-1’s “Moscow.Kremlin.Putin” program Peskov countered, “Lots of people are going to say that many people came out to this illegal rally. No. Few people came out, but many people vote for Putin. And a lot of people voted for constitutional reform” that will let Putin run for president until 2036, he was quoted as telling Britain’s Guardian daily.
