Kremlin on 'aggressive' US request to free Navalny

Attempts by allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to receive help from foreign countries shows their status as "foreign agents", Kremlin spokesperson Dmitriy Peskov said on Friday in his daily briefing call.

Peskov commented on U.S. president Joe Biden's call for the immediate release of Navalny.

"Any hints of an ultimatum are absolutely unacceptable to us, we have already said that we won't listen to such patronising statements," he said.

President Joe Biden on Thursday said the days of the U.S. "rolling over" to Russian President Vladimir Putin are gone as he called for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

During his first visit to the State Department as president, Biden issued his strongest condemnation of Putin as large protests have broken out throughout Russia following the jailing of Navalny.