Alexei Navalny’s widow on Monday accused President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband and vowed to continue his life’s work following his death last week in a Russian Arctic prison. Yulia Navalnaya spoke as the Kremlin said it had no details about Navalny’s death, while his mother Lyudmila was denied access to his body for … Read more
The development has put a further chill into already bitter US-Russian relations. (File) Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday said he was “not surprised” but “outraged” after the reported death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. “He bravely stood up to the corruption, the violence and all the bad things the Putin government was … Read more
Alexei Navalny regularly ridiculed prison routines. (File) Moscow: Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, spent his final weeks in a penal colony above the Arctic Circle. His 19-year prison sentence was widely condemned by rights groups and in the West as punishment for daring to cross President Vladimir Putin. Through messages passed through his … Read more