Putin's spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, called the calls by Alexei Navalny's supporters for protest actions "provocative" Peskov threatened "legal consequences" for "those who somehow react to these calls" The calls are "calls to violate the laws," Peskov said, according to the Interfax news agency. The calls were made in support of Navalny, who has been accused of corruption and embezzling millions of dollars in donations from people around the world.