Moscow, Feb 1 (UNI) Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev qualified opposition figure Alexey Navalny as a "political crook" even as thousands of Russians joined the ongoing unauthorised protests to demand the release of the jailed leader.
"I can tell you what I think about Navalny. First, I still consider Navalny to be a political crook, a person who uses shady methods to try to climb into power in order to accomplish his personal goals, and nothing more," Medvedev said in an interview with Russian media.
Navalny's activities have now become "much more cynical and unbridled compared to what we saw just a few years ago," Medvedev continued.