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A handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. German doctors say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released from hospital after poisoning treatment. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released from a Berlin hospital after more than a month's treatment for poisoning, with doctors now believing that a âÄœcomplete recoveryâÄ from the nerve agent is possible, the facility said Wednesday Sept. 23. (Navalny instagram via AP)

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In this photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his Instagram account on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia pose for a photo in a hospital in Berlin. The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for poisoning says his condition improved enough for him to be released from the facility. The Charite hospital in Berlin said Wednesday Sept. 23, 2020 that after 32 days in care, Navalny's condition "improved sufficiently for him to be discharged from acute inpatient care." (Navalny Instagram via AP)

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In this handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, Navalny poses for a photo in a hospital in Berlin, Germany. German doctors say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released from hospital after poisoning treatment. (Navalny instagram via AP)

GERMANY RUSSIA OPPOSITION NAVALNY RECOVERY

epa08683069 An undated, recent handout photo made available by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny via his Instagram site shows Navalny on the stairs at the Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany. Issued on 19 September 2020. According to the Russian opposition leader, Navalny said he has recovered his ability to walk down stairs. Navalny is treated at the Charite hospital in Berlin since 22 August 2020 for being poisoned with a nerve agent from the Novichok group. In accompanying text Navalny said he was able to breathe on his own all day. EPA/ALEXEI NAVALNY HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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15.09.2020, Berlin: (L-r): Daria Nawalny, ihr Bruder Zahar, ihr Vater, der russische Kremlkritiker Alexej Nawalny und seine Frau Julia machen ein Selfie am Krankenbett in der Charite und posten es auf Instagram unter dem Link https://www.instagram.com/navalny/ Foto: Daria Nawalny/privat/Instagram/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Berichterstattung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++ (KEYSTONE/DPA/Daria Nawalny)

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HANDOUT - 15.09.2020, Berlin: Die Kinder (nicht im Bild) des russischen Kremlkritikers Alexej Nawalny machen ein Selfie mit Nawalny und dessen Frau Julia am Krankenbett in der Charite. Gepostet wurde das Bild auf Instagram unter dem Link https://www.instagram.com/navalny/ (Wiederholung mit anderem Bildausschnitt - bestmögliche Qualität) Foto: Daria Nawalny/privat/Instagram/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Berichterstattung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++ (KEYSTONE/DPA/Daria Nawalny)

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HANDOUT - 15.09.2020, Berlin: Die Kinder (nicht im Bild) des russischen Kremlkritikers Alexej Nawalny machen ein Selfie mit Nawalny und dessen Frau Julia am Krankenbett in der Charite. Gepostet wurde das Bild auf Instagram unter dem Link https://www.instagram.com/navalny/ (Wiederholung mit anderem Bildausschnitt - bestmögliche Qualität) Foto: Daria Nawalny/privat/Instagram/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Berichterstattung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++ (KEYSTONE/DPA/Daria Nawalny)

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epa08613985 A person (R) in Moscow watches a video on social media showing Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption fund head Alexei Navalny being carried on a stretcher by an ambulance team, in Omsk, Russia, 20 August 2020. Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said on social media on 20 August that the opposition leader and critic of President Vladimir Putin was taken to hospital for alleged poisoning after he started feeling unwell during a flight from Siberia to Moscow. The plane made an emergency landing in the city of Omsk. (KEYSTONE/EPA/SERGEI CHIRIKOV)

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epa08619501 Members of police stand in front of Charite clinic where Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny (not in the picture) stays for treatment in Berlin, Germany, 23 August 2020. Navalny was first placed in an hospital in Omsk, Russia, after he felt bad on board of a plane on his way from Tomsk to Moscow. The flight was interrupted and after landing in Omsk Navalny was delivered to hospital with a suspicion on a toxic poisoning. The hospital management agreed on 21 August 2020 to transport Navalny to a German hospital for further treatment. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN

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An ambulance which is believed to have transported Alexei Navalny is parked at the emergency entrance of the Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Aug.22, 2020. The dissident who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning has been transferred from the Siberian city of Omsk. Navalny is flown to Germany to receive treatment. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Russian police officers walk outside the hospital intensive care unit where Alexei Navalny is hospitalized in Omsk, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is on a hospital ventilator in a coma, after falling ill from a suspected poisoning, according to his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Sofiychuk)

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epa08617851 Slovenian producer Jaka Bizilj Belgian (C) speaks to media on the case of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny (not pictured) in front of Charite clinic in Berlin, Germany, 22 August 2020. Navalny was first placed in an hospital in Omsk, Russia, after he felt bad on board of a plane on his way from Tomsk to Moscow. The flight was interrupted and after landing in Omsk Navalny was delivered to hospital with a suspicion on a toxic poisoning. The hospital management agreed on 21 August 2020 to transport Navalny to a German hospital for further treatment. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN

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epa08615854 A chief doctor of the Emergency medical care hospital -1 of Omsk Alexander Murakhovsky (C) talks to the media after council with Moscow specialists on Navalny case in Omsk , Russia, 21 August 2020. Alexei Navalny was placed in the hospital after he felt bad on board of a plane on his way from Tomsk to Moscow. The flight was interrupted and after landing in Omsk the opposition activist Alexei Navalny was delivered to the hospital with a suspicion on a toxic poisoning.The hospital management denies possibility of transportation Navalny to German hospital due to his unstable condition. (KEYSTONE/EPA/MAXIM KARMAYEV)

In this handout photo taken provided gluchinskiy, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, and Kira Yarmysh, foreground left, pose for a selfie inside a bus on their way to an aircraft at an airport outside Tomsk, a city in Siberia, Russia Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a coma in a hospital in Siberia after falling ill from a suspected poisoning. His spokeswoman said Navalny felt unwell on a flight to Moscow and the plane made an emergency landing. (gluchinskiy via AP)

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, center, takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. Thousands of Russians took to the streets of downtown Moscow to mark four years since Nemtsov was gunned down outside the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

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epa07166757 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waits before a hearing for the delivery of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber judgment regarding his case against Russia at the court in Strasbourg, France, 15 November 2018. The case deals with the arrest of Alexei Navalny on seven occasions at different public gatherings, and his subsequent prosecution for administrative offences. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER

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epa07166742 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny laughs before a hearing for the delivery of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber judgment regarding his case against Russia at the court in Strasbourg, France, 15 November 2018. The case deals with the arrest of Alexei Navalny on seven occasions at different public gatherings, and his subsequent prosecution for administrative offences. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny leaves the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, eastern France, Thursday, Nov.15, 2018. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russian authorities' repeated arrests of opposition leader Alexei Navalny were politically driven. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny leaves a detention center in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

FILE - In this Saturday, July 20, 2019 file photo Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny gestures while speaking to a crowd during a political protest in Moscow, Russia. Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was placed on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit in Siberia after falling ill from suspected poisoning during a flight, his spokeswoman said Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 file photo Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands during a break in the hearing on his appeal in a court in Moscow, Russia. Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was placed on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit in Siberia after falling ill from suspected poisoning during a flight, his spokeswoman said Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 27, 2018 file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures while speaking in a court room in Moscow, Russia. Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was placed on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit in Siberia after falling ill from suspected poisoning during a flight, his spokeswoman said Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. Thousands of Russians took to the streets of downtown Moscow to mark four years since Nemtsov was gunned down outside the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks during a rally to support political prisoners in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. Thousands of people are rallying in Moscow to demand the release of those who were arrested during a wave of opposition demonstrations this summer. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media in front of security officers standing guard at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption office in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Security officers in Moscow have raided the offices of Alexei Navalny, the most prominent foe of President Vladimir Putin and the governing United Russia party. The federal court bailiffs' service that conducted the Thursday raid later said he had not been detained. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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epa07787253 Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny leaves a prison after serving a 30-day sentence in Moscow, Russia, 23 August 2019. Alexei Navalny was detained 24 July near his apartment building when he came out for a jog, on charges of violation law in the organization of an unauthorized public event. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

epa06917663 Russian liberal opposition leader and a head of an anti-corruption foundation, Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia attend a rally against pension age increase in Moscow, Russia, 29 July 2018. In July 2018 the Russian government submitted a bill on gradually increasing the retirement age from 60 to 65 years for men and from 55 to 63 years for women. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

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In this handout photo taken Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny makes a selfie inside a police bus after detaining in Moscow, Russia. Navalny, who is President Vladimir Putin's most visible and vehement foe, said on his Twitter account that he was detained on Thursday after leaving a dentist's office. (Alexei Navalny via AP)

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny poses for photographers as he leaves the European Court of Human Rights after a hearing, in Strasbourg, eastern France. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Navalny was at the European court for a hearing into whether Russian authorities violated his rights through numerous arrests. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny speaks to the media as he leaves the European Court of Human Rights after a hearing, in Strasbourg, eastern France. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Navalny was at the European court for a hearing into whether Russian authorities violated his rights through numerous arrests. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny stands prior to a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, eastern France. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is at the European court for a hearing into whether Russian authorities violated his rights through numerous arrests. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny stands prior to a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, eastern France. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is at the European court for a hearing into whether Russian authorities violated his rights through numerous arrests. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny and his counsel Olga Mikhaylova wait prior to a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, eastern France. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is at the European court for a hearing into whether Russian authorities violated his rights through numerous arrests. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny poses for photographers prior to a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, eastern France. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. The European Court of Human Rights holds a hearing into whether Russia violated the rights of opposition leader Alexei Navalny through numerous arrests. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny pauses, at the Echo Moskvy (Echo of Moscow) radio station in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

RUSSLAND WAHLEN PRAESIDENT 2018

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who submitted endorsement papers necessary for his registration as a presidential candidate, center, rides subway to attend a meeting in the Russia's Central Election commission in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. Russian election officials have formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president. (Evgeny Feldman/Navalny Campaign via AP)

RUSSLAND WAHLEN PRAESIDENT 2018

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who submitted endorsement papers necessary for his registration as a presidential candidate, center, heads to attend a meeting in the Russia's Central Election commission in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. Russian election officials have formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president. (Evgeny Feldman/Navalny Campaign via AP)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who submitted endorsement papers necessary for his registration as a presidential candidate, center, sits at the Russia's Central Election commission in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. Russian election officials have formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president. (Evgeny Feldman/Navalny Campaign via AP)

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epa06404524 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (front) speaks framed by his wife Yulia Navalnya (L) and during a meeting with an action group to support his nomination as a candidate for Russian presidency in Moscow, Russia, 24 December 2017. Presidential elections in Russia is scheduled on 18 March 2018. EPA/STRINGER

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In this photo taken on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny gestures while speaking during his interview to the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia. in an interview Monday with The Associated Press, he said the biggest thing keeping him from becoming Russia's next president is a political system that punishes him for rallying support and conspires to keep his face off the airwaves. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 13, 2017 file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny listens during a hearing in a court in Moscow, Russia. Russian lawmakers on Friday, Dec, 15 set the presidential election for March 18, a move that formally sets in motion campaigning for a race that Putin is all but certain to win. Voter apathy is the main challenge for PutinâÄ™s strategists, who want to make his result as strong as ever to prove that public support for the Russian leader hasnâÄ™t withered 18 years after his first election (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sits at his office after been released from a jail in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017. Navalny was released from jail where he spent 20 days for "organising unsanctioned protests." Since he was sentenced, Ksenia Sobchak has declared her candidacy in upcoming presidential elections, a move that is likely to threaten Navalny's own position. (Evgeny Feldman/Navalny Campaign via AP)

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Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition figure, who was released from jail after a 20-day sentence for calling an unauthorized demonstration, sits in a plane as he flies to attend an authorized rally in Astrakhan, about 1300 kilometers (800 miles) southeast of Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017. Navalny, who plans to run for president against Putin in next March's election, has repeatedly served jail terms connected to rallies. (Evgeny Feldman/Navalny Campaign via AP)

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In this photo taken on Thursday, May 18, 2017, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, and his team, stand from left: Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh, live broadcast director Alexei Yakovlev, live broadcast director Artem Guryev, employee of Navalny's Foundation for Fighting Corruption Ilya Pakhomov, and chief of Navally's video operations Oksana Baulina, pose for a picture at the office of the Foundation for Fighting Corruption in Moscow, Russia.Blacklisted by state-owned media, Navalny is tapping into the resources of YouTube. The broadcasts have become a key piece of NavalnyâÄ™s strategy to galvanize opposition to President Vladimir Putin and the upper echelons of power that he says are awash in corruption. The videos regularly attract more than a million views and contribute to the oppositionâÄ™s resurgence after years of being marginalized and riddled by internal disputes. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sits in his office in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 11, 2017. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says that he has undergone eye surgery in Spain after being attacked last month. Navalny suffered a severe chemical burn in his right eye last month when an attacker doused him with green antiseptic. (Evgeny Feldman/Pool Photo via AP)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny adjusts his tie in his office in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 11, 2017. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says that he has undergone eye surgery in Spain after being attacked last month. Navalny suffered a severe chemical burn in his right eye last month when an attacker doused him with green antiseptic. (Evgeny Feldman/Pool Photo via AP)

RUSSLAND OPPOSITION

In this photo taken on Thursday, April 27, 2017, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny poses for a photo after unknown attackers doused him with green antiseptic outside a conference venue in Moscow, Russia. Navalny, who authored a documentary about the Russian prime minister's alleged corrupt wealth that was viewed more than 20 million times online, was the key force behind nationwide anti-government rallies in March, Russia's largest and most widespread in years. (Evgeny Feldman/Pool Photo via AP)

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FILE - In this file photo taken on Thursday, April 27, 2017, Yulia, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny treats him after unknown attackers doused him with green antiseptic outside a conference venue in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)

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FILE - In this file photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, 38, second right, and his brother Oleg Navalny, left, enter into the cage at a court in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

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epa05873580 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (2-L) is escorted after his verdict announcement at the Tverskoy district court in Moscow, Russia, 27 March 2017. A court found Navalny guilty of organizing an unauthorized protest and sentenced him to 15 days of administrative arrest for resisting police during detention. He was also ordered to pay a fine for organizing the banned protest. Navalny was arrested on 26 March, during an non-authorized opposition rally in central Moscow. Thousands of Russians throughout Russia took part in so-called anti-corruption rallies organized by the opposition despite of authorities ban, hundreds of participants were arrested. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

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FILE - In this file photo taken on Thursday, March 30, 2017, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, right, shows a V-sign for the media in court in Moscow, Russia. As Russia's most determined and durable opposition figure, Alexei Navalny has employed an astute understanding of social media and an accountant's ability to wade through financial data, a knack for sardonic humor and fierce resolve in the face of repeated threats. Now, his family, friends and supporters have a new reason to worry. The 44-year-old opposition remained in grave condition in a Siberian hospital Friday more than a day after he became ill on a flight back to Moscow and fell into a coma. His allies suspect he drank poisoned tea before boarding the plane. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman, File)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny listens to his sentence at a court in Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 27, 2017. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who organized a wave of nationwide protests against government corruption that rattled authorities, was jailed for 15 days on Monday by a Moscow court for resisting police orders. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

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epa05871941 A handout photo made available by Navalny's Campaign Headquarters shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (front) taking part in an opposition rally in central Moscow, Russia, 26 March 2017. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny called on his supporters to join a demonstration in central Moscow despite a ban from Moscow authorities. Police detained Navalny on the day during the rally in central Moscow. Throughout Russia the opposition held the so-called anti-corruption rallies. According to reports, dozens of demonstrators have been detained across the country as they called for the resignation of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over corruption allegations. EPA/EVGENY FELDMAN FOR NAVALNY'S CAMPAIGN HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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In this photo provided by Evgeny Feldman, Alexei Navalny is detained by police in downtown Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 26, 2017. Russia's leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny and his supporters aim to hold anti-corruption demonstrations throughout Russia. But authorities are denying permission and police have warned they won't be responsible for "negative consequences" or unsanctioned gatherings. (Evgeny Feldman for Alexey Navalny's campaign photo via AP)

RUSSLAND OPPOSITION

In this photo provided by Evgeny Feldman, Alexei Navalny is detained by police in downtown Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 26, 2017. Russia's leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny and his supporters aim to hold anti-corruption demonstrations throughout Russia. But authorities are denying permission and police have warned they won't be responsible for "negative consequences" or unsanctioned gatherings. (Evgeny Feldman for Alexey Navalny's campaign photo via AP)

RUSSIA NAVALNY PROFILE

FILE - In this file photo taken on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, centre, attends a rally in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman, File)

RUSSLAND OPPOSITION

In this photo provided by Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny takes a selfie with supporters after an unknown assailant sprayed a bright green antiseptic on his face in a city of Barnaul, Russia on Monday, March 20, 2017. Navalny was sprayed with the antiseptic as he was opening a campaign office in his bid to become Russian president in 2018 elections. (Alexei Navalny via AP)

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny with his face obscured by the the glare of a glass door, as he undergoes checks at an entrance to a courtroom in Moscow on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. Russian court Russian did not approve prosecutor's appeal to change Alexei Navalny's suspended sentence into a jail term. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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epa04649713 Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walks out of a detention center in Moscow, Russia, 06 March 2015. Navalny was released after spending 15 days in custody for handing out leaflets in the subway. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, center, surrounded by policemen leaves a court room in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Navalny was detained earlier this month for 15 days for distributing leaflets for an anti-government march, which he will miss if he remains in prison. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

RUSSLAND OPPOSITION NAVALNY PROZESS

epa04624171 Anti-corruption blogger and liberal opposition leader Alexei Navalny (R) stands in a court room to listen to a verdict of the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, 17 February 2015. The court considers both sides' appeals against the verdict to Navalny brothers in Yves Rocher criminal case. The prosecutors find the sentence lenient and seek ten-year prison for Alexei Navalny, and eight-year term for Oleg, while defense lawyers ask to acquit the brothers. The Moscow City Court left the verdict almost without substantial changes, releasing Alexei Navalny from money penalty and increasing trial period from two to five years. EPA/SERGEI CHIRIKOV

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2302405 Russia, Kirov. 10/16/2013 Opposition politician Alexei Navalny with his wife, Yulia, during the break in the hearing at the Kirov Regional Court. Maksim Bogodvid/sputnik (KEYSTONE/sputnik/Maksim Bogodvid)

RUSSLAND OPPOSITION NAVALNY PROZESS

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny takes a photo of himself and his wife Yulia after a hearing in a court room at a Kirov court in Kirov, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. The judge of a Russian court has overturned a sentence for opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny, handing him a suspended sentence instead of five years in prison. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

RUSSLAND OPPOSITION ALEXEI NAVALNY

Police officers detain Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, left, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Navalny was briefly detained by police after he spoke to a crowd of supporters outside the headquarters of Moscow's election commission. Navalny on Wednesday submitted documents to register as a candidate in the mayoral election. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)