On September 13, 2012, Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev called for the women's early release, saying that the time they had already served awaiting trial was sufficient punishment, and further incarceration would be "counterproductive".
2012年9月13日，俄罗斯总理德米特里·梅德韦杰夫呼吁她们应早日获释，他说她们等待审判的时间已经是足够的惩罚，并称进一步监禁将得到“适得其反”的效果。