Dmitry Muratov, Russian Nobel Peace Laureate & the editor of Novaya Gazeta newspaper, demanded the release of official video records on Alexei #Navalny’s medical treatment, showing when doctors arrived, what medical assistance was provided, & whether all the possibilities to save his life were exhausted.
European leaders have started reacting to the news of Alexei #Navalny’s death, w/ #EuropeanCouncil President Charles Michel saying the bloc considers #Russia “responsible for this tragic death” & #Norway’s foreign minister saying Russia “bears a heavy responsibility.”
#France’s foreign minister paid tribute to Navalny & called his death a reminder of the reality of Russian President Vladimir #Putin’s “regime.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/16/alexei-navalny-dead-russia-prsion/
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said: “I met #Navalny here in Berlin when he was trying to recover in #Germany from the poisoning attack & talked to him about the great courage it takes to go back to the country & he has probably now paid for this courage w/ his life.” Scholz added, speaking during a news conference in Berlin: “But we know now … exactly what kind of regime this is.”
Yulia #Navalnaya, Navalny’s widow is attending the #Munich #Security Conference & just spoke.
“I would like to call upon all the #international community, all the people in the #world, we should come together & we should fight against this #evil,” she said. “We should fight this horrific regime in #Russia today.”
Navalnaya received a standing ovation.
#Putin #AlexeiNavalny