Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has found creative ways to play on the nerves of prison officials as he bombards them with a series of outlandish demands.

Through his lawyers, he published letters showing how he ridiculed the prison authorities.

Navalny requested, among other things, a kimono or a balalaika, apparently to pass the time in seclusion with music.

But he also seeks companionship in the cell with an animal, but again not just any animal. Navalny asked for nothing less than a kangaroo.

9. And here is the most important and egregious thing. I just can't let this pass. According to the Internal Regulations, a convict is allowed to keep an animal with the permission of the administration.

I officially demanded to be issued a permit to keep an animal – a… pic.twitter.com/SxA9K4TWNS

- Alexey Navalny (@navalny) June 2, 2023

He asked for a bottle of whiskey, a stick, two bags of cheap tobacco and a black belt.

Of course, his requests from the IK-6 penal colony were rejected.

Navalny is serving a combined sentence of 11,5 years for fraud and contempt of court. He emphasizes that the charges are fabricated to silence Putin's opposition.