This just a day after Russia's prison service gave Navalny a last minute ultimatum to report to Moscow by Tuesday or face jail time he was unable to return in time.

這僅僅是在俄羅斯監獄部門給納瓦爾尼下達最後一分鐘的最後通牒，要求他在週二之前到莫斯科報到，否則將面臨他無法及時返回的監禁時間。

Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin's leading critics, has been convalescing in Germany after what Berlin and other Western nations say was an attempt in August to murder him with a nerve agent.

納瓦爾尼是普京總統的主要批評者之一，他一直在德國療養，因為柏林和其他西方國家稱8月份有人企圖用神經毒劑謀殺他。

Navalny responded to the case on Twitter, saying it was fabricated and looked like a hysterical action ordered by Putin.

納瓦爾尼在推特上回應此案，稱此案是捏造的，看起來像是普京下令的歇斯底里行動。

He is accused of fraudulently spending public donations to organizations he controls to the tune of $4.81 million on his own personal needs.

他被指控欺詐性地將公共捐款用於他所控制的組織，金額達481萬美元，用於自己的個人需求。

He said he had predicted that the authorities would seek to jail him after failing to kill him.

他說，他曾預料到當局在未能殺死他之後會設法將他關進監獄。

Russia has said it has seen no evidence he was poisoned and has denied any involvement in the August incident, which saw him collapse on a plane before being airlifted to Germany.

俄羅斯表示，沒有看到他被毒害的證據，並否認與8月份的事件有任何關係，他在飛機上倒下，然後被空運到德國。

The new criminal case is seen as the latest sign that the Kremlin does not want Navalny to return to Russia though it has said that he is free to return home just like any other Russian citizen.

新的刑事案件被認為是克里姆林宮不希望納瓦爾尼返回俄羅斯的最新跡象，儘管它已經說過，他可以像其他俄羅斯公民一樣自由地返回家園。

The Kremlin earlier on Tuesday declined to comment on other potential legal action against Navalny.

克里姆林宮週二早些時候拒絕就針對納瓦爾尼的其他潛在法律行動發表評論。