Russian opposition leader Navalny confirms prison move

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears from prison on a video link (Vladimir Kondrashov/AP)

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has confirmed he was transferred to another prison and is in quarantine.

Mr Navalny wrote on the Telegram messaging app that he was moved to the maximum security IK-6 prison in the Vladimir region village of Melekhovo, about 155 miles east of Moscow.