Of course, I had heard this phrase many times: "It is impossible to take freedom away from someone who is free inside." And now I honestly ask myself: "So, does it work?" Believe me, it does. The iron doors slam shut behind me with a deafening clang, yet I feel like a free man. Thanks to my confidence that I am right. Thanks to your support. Thanks to the support of my family. The blatant lawlessness that has been happening to me from the moment I stepped off the plane is Putin’s personal revenge against me. For surviving, for daring to return. And now also for telling the world about his palace. But to an even greater extent, this is a message from Putin and his friends to the whole country: "See what we can do? We will spit on the law and crush anyone who dares to stand against us. We are the law." And once again (I know, I must be getting repetitive, but what else can I do?) I urge you: do not let yourselves be intimidated. Do not let yourselves be deceived by the illusion of strength and swagger. What kind of strength is it if they have to poison people in secret and jail them unlawfully? Where is their nationwide support if they can win elections only by barring independent candidates from running, and if fear of protesters forces them to shut down metro stations? They can hold on to power and use it for personal enrichment only by relying on our fear. But if we overcome that fear, we can free our homeland from this gang of thieving occupiers. And we will do it. We must do it. For ourselves and for future generations. Truth is on our side. Stay free.