Kremlin on 'aggressive' US request to free Navalny

Attempts by allies of Russian opposition leer Alexei Navalny to receive help from foreign countries shows ir status as "foreign nts", Kremlin spokesperson Dmitriy Peskov said on Friday in his daily briefing call.

Peskov commented on U.S. president Joe Biden's call for immediate release of Navalny.

"Any hints of an ultimatum are absolutely unacceptable to us, we have alrey said that we won't listen to such patronising statements," he said.

President Joe Biden on Thursday said days of U.S. "rolling over" to Russian President Vlimir Putin are gone as he called for immediate release of Russian opposition leer Alexei Navalny.

During his first visit to State Department as president, Biden issued his strongest condemnation of Putin as large protests have broken out throughout Russia following jailing of Navalny.