“Today is the 17th day of the hunger strike. Winnick lost 7 kg. The doctors began to check it every day, because they understand that at some point something unpleasant may happen, irreversible from the point of view of health, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

The lawyer added that the doctors had repeatedly offered Vinnik to stop the hunger strike.

“Vinnik constantly refuses. Everything is very serious. If Alexander does not stop the hunger strike, there will be a threat to his life, he may just die. He doesn't feel well, ”Musatov explained.

On November 29, it became known that the Russian was on a hunger strike for the fourth day.

Winnick was detained in Greece at the request of the United States in the summer of 2017. He is accused of laundering up to $ 4 billion using a cryptocurrency exchange.