Allies of the jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny expressed relief on reading a message the Kremlin critic posted on Tuesday reassuring them that he was “fine”. But their relief was tempered by grave concern about the harsh conditions he faces in the Arctic prison known as “Polar Wolf”.
Navalny’s whereabouts had been unknown for almost three weeks before his allies on Monday said they had located him in a remote penal colony in Russia’s far north.
