Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen following Navalny’s death, as people gather near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, February 16, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters The White House plans to announce new sanctions against Russia in response to the death of the high-profile Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny … Read more
Alexei Navalnyâs death has shocked the world. Yet it was far from surprising. Described as Vladimir Putinâs biggest critic, the anti-corruption campaigner had survived several attacks â from being almost blinded to being poisoned by a nerve agent. At the time of his death he was locked up, in brutal conditions, in a prison in … Read more
Women with red carnations make their way to lay flowers for Alexei Navalny at “Wall of Grief” monument. Moscow: Dozens of Russians, closely watched by police, left flower tributes at a Moscow monument on Monday to honour the memory of Alexei Navalny despite hundreds of arrests in the days since the opposition icon’s death was … Read more
Former President Donald Trump on Monday finally reacted to the death of Alexei Navalny, three days after the passing of the Russian opposition figure was first reported, but notably failed to mention Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a post of his Truth Social platform, Trump said Navalny’s death in a Russian penal colony near the … Read more
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny vowed on Monday to continue his fight against the Kremlin while authorities denied his mother access to a morgue where his body is believed to be held after his death last week at an Arctic penal colony. Fighting back tears, Yulia Navalnaya accused Russian President Vladimir Putin … Read more
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said in a video message on Monday that she would continue the work of her husband and fight for a free Russia. “I want to live in a free Russia, I want to build a free Russia,” Navalnaya said in a video message entitled “I will … Read more
The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has spurred a strong reaction from supporters across the globe, but political activist Bill Browder is cautioning about what the Kremlin foe’s demise could mean for other critics of president Vladimir Putin. No official cause of death has been established yet, but Browder told Global News he … Read more
No more details about the death have been given by the penitentiary service. Moscow: Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent domestic foe, died on Friday at the Arctic prison where he was serving a three-decade prison term. What do we know, and not know, about his death? Death Navalny was incarcerated at the … Read more
Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported. The sudden death of Navalny, 47, was a crushing blow to many Russians, who had pinned their hopes for the future on President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe. … Read more
Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony and said he was “murdered,” but it is unclear where his body is. His death — less than a month before an election that will give Putin another six years in power — has removed President Vladimir Putin of his greatest … Read more
