Putin Foe Navalny to End Prison Hunger Strike on 24th Day

Putin Foe Navalny to End Prison Hunger Strike on 24th Day
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands in a cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo File
The Associated Press
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MOSCOW—Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk.

In an Instagram post on the 24th day of his hunger strike, Navalny said he will continue to demand a visit from his doctor to address numbness in his legs and arms—his main demand. But he said he would stop the strike after having been examined by doctors who were not affiliated with the prison doctors, something he called “a huge progress.”