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The fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin began refusing food on March 31 to demand medical care for leg and back pain. (Image credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

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The jailed Kremlin critic said he would end a weekslong hunger strike after he received medical treatment and his doctors warned that continuing to refuse food could kill him.

The move could help de-escalate tensions with Kyiv and the West, but Moscow’s continuing military presence in the volatile region appears likely to keep nerves on edge.

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