Subscribe here: [ Ссылка ] On center stage of the first day of the Munich Security Conference, Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, pledged that Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his associate will be “punished for what they have done with our country, with my family and with my husband,” a speech that ended with a rousing standing ovation from the gathered national security leaders.
That Navalnaya was scheduled to speak at the conference on the day of her husband’s reported death was coincidence. But news of Navalny’s end quickly became the center of the first day of the MSC, knocking other topics to the side as politicians raced to offer their support for the late Russian opposition leader.
Russia: Joint statement by President von der Leyen and High Representative/Vice-President Borrell on the death of Alexei Navalny
We are shocked and grieved by today’s reports about the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Our thoughts are with his wife Yulia Navalnaya, his family and with all those in Russia and beyond who believe in a democratic and peaceful future for Russia. We will honour his memory as a freedom fighter.
Alexei Navalny demonstrated incredible courage and determination throughout his life. He bravely returned to Russia after a heinous assassination attempt. He gave hope to democrats and civil society in Russia, which is why so many people from all over the country joined his actions and listened to his messages.
Russian authorities responded to his legitimate political and anti-corruption activities with politically motivated measures, sending him to a strict-regime penal colony far away from Moscow, inaccessible for his family, friends and observers, and harassed his lawyers.
We had repeatedly called on Russia to ensure his safety and health, and raised our concern over his repeated ill-treatment, unjustified and unlawful disciplinary measures, and harassment amounting to physical and psychological torture by prison authorities.
He was slowly murdered by President Putin and his regime, who fear nothing more than dissent from their own people.
We will spare no efforts to hold the Russian political leadership and authorities to account. We demand Russian authorities to establish all facts around Navalny's death. Russia has to immediately release all other political prisoners.
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