The Kremlin called the ban on mentioning Navalny's name "absurd"

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov called absurd the information that the Kremlin allegedly forbade Russian officials to mention the name of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in public speeches, reports . Interfax

“Everyone has their own relationship with him [Navalny], and in fact, based on this relationship, someone may use, and someone may not use. But it’s absurd enough to say that there are some guidelines to pronounce someone’s last name or not to pronounce it, ”the news agency quoted Peskov as saying.

The press secretary also called incorrect the question of the representative of the news agency about whether the participation of the head of Rosnano, Anatoly Chubais, in the debate with Navalny was a violation of these rules or agreements with the president.

Recall that last week the American edition of Bloomberg reported that those close to the President of the Russian Federation are concerned about the popularity of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and therefore deny him a public status. Three sources of the publication confirmed the order of the Kremlin, according to which officials and heads of state-owned companies should not mention the name of the oppositionist during public speeches.

According to Bloomberg interlocutors, this ban was violated by the head of Rosnano, Anatoly Chubais, who entered into a public debate with Navalny. After that, the people of Chubais "stopped being protected in the Kremlin," and the investigating authorities stepped up the investigation of criminal cases that were opened after Rosnano's inspections in 2013-2014. the Russian Federation Since the beginning of July, five top managers have left , who at various times were associated with Rosnano.