Navalny is not a threat to government – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his live Q&A session today that if Alexey Navalny was a threat to the authorities, he would have not been allowed to take part in the elections of the Moscow mayor.Putin added that Sergey Sobyanin had not advised him which candidates should be allowed to take part in the elections.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his live Q&A session today that if Alexey Navalny was a threat to the authorities, he would have not been allowed to take part in the elections of the Moscow mayor.

Putin added that Sergey Sobyanin had not advised him which candidates should be allowed to take part in the elections.