I'm Concerned With Protecting The Legal System.

For 17 Years, Elections In Russia Have Followed The Same Pattern: Nobody Criticizes Putin, Nobody Runs A Real Election Campaign, The Whole Process Takes Place Quietly Over A Period Of Two Months. The Kremlin Blocks Every Alternative To Putin. He Doesn't Want A Candidate Who Will Travel Through The Country And Speak Loudly About Russia's Problems.

We Now Live In A Country With A Thousand Political Prisoners, A Country Where Each Week There Are New Trials, Where People Are Put In Jail Because They Liked Something On The Internet.

I Encourage All My Colleagues To Run For Office Themselves. But It Has Become Extremely Difficult In This System To Become A Prominent Opposition Politician. I No Longer Have Any Rivals To Have A Debate With. I Need Competition. And The People Will Soon Tire Of Me. They Say: Navalny, It's Always Just Navalny. We Want To See Someone New.

I'm Only Sort Of A Politician.

I'm Not Going To Appeal To Violence Or Aggression - Of Course Not.