The United States said Wednesday it was "
worried
" by reports of the deteriorating state of health of Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny, currently in prison.
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"
We are concerned about reports that
Alexey Navalny's
state of health is deteriorating,
" White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, adding that Washington considers Alexey Navalny's imprisonment to be "
motivated by political reasons and flagrant injustice
”.