A war of words has erupted between Russia and the West following the announcement of the death of Alexei Navalny.
The speaker of the State Duma, Russia’s lower house, Vychislav Volodin, argued that the leaders of the West and Ukrainian they are responsible and profiting from his death Alexei Navalny.
“Their names are known: from the Secretary General of NATO and American leaders to (German) Olaf Solzthe (British) Rishi Sunak and the (Ukrainian) Volodymyr Zelensky, everyone is guilty of Navalny’s death. They are the ones who, with their so many wrong decisions (…) are profiting from his death,” he wrote on Telegram, without explaining this charge.
He accused the West of wanting to “destroy Russia.”
Council of Europe: Moscow bears responsibility for Navalny’s death
The Council of Europe estimates that there is “no doubt” that Moscow bears “full responsibility” for the death of the Russian dissident.
“There is no doubt that the Russian state, which tried to poison him, illegally imprisoned him and systematically subjected him to inhumane and horrific treatment, bears full responsibility for his death,” said Theodoros Roussopoulos, the president of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. “This is in addition to all the crimes already committed by the Russian regime,” he added.
THE Russia expelled from the Council of Europe two years ago following its invasion of Ukraine. “Navalni’s death is a huge loss for the Russian people. As a courageous and determined defender of his rights, he showed how the power of truth can defy even the strongest and most oppressive dictatorships,” Mr Roussopoulos continued.
“The tragic fate of Navalny cannot be separated from the human rights violations he suffered, notably the assassination attempt three years ago, a series of politically motivated criminal cases, and his unjust imprisonment and detention in inhumane and humiliating conditions”, commented the general secretary of the Council, Marija Pejčinović Burić, for her part.
“Returning to Russia three years ago, Alexei Navalny courageously defied an illiberal and unjust system based on the oppression and silencing of the opposition,” he added. His “sacrifice” is “a brutal reminder of Russia’s complete disregard for human rights and its own citizens,” he concluded.
Blinken on Navalny: If confirmed, reports highlight rot at heart of Putin system
The “weakness and rot” of the system built by Putin in Russia, underlines the reports – if they are true – of the death of the Russian opposition leader, Anthony Blinken said.
“First of all, if these reports are accurate, our hearts go out to his wife and his family,” Blinken said from Munich.
“Furthermore, his death in a Russian prison, the obsession and fear of a particular man, only underscores the weakness and rot at the heart of the system Putin built. Russia is responsible for this,” Blinken added.
“We will talk to the many other countries that are concerned regarding Alexei Navalny, especially if these reports turn out to be true,” Blinken said.
Meanwhile, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Washington is seeking confirmation of Navalny’s death. “If it is confirmed, it is a terrible tragedy,” Sullivan said in an interview with the US public radio network NPR.
Peskov’s first reaction
“As far as we know, now, according to all current rules, FSIN is engaged in all checks, clarifications, etc. There is a certain set of rules that the Service is guided by,” Peskov told reporters.
He was placed in isolation for 10 days
A few days ago, on January 23, Navalny was placed in isolation for 10 days. And this, because as his representative had said, he did not declare his name in the proper way to a guard.
According to protothema, Kira Jarmis, his representative, had stated, at the time, on the X platform that it was the 25th time that Navalny had been placed in solitary confinement and that he had spent 283 days in such conditions.
Navalny, a former lawyer who spent many years of his life chronicling corruption in Russia and exposing the secrets of the Putin government, was in a penitentiary regarding 60 km above the Arctic Circle.
Navalny was sentenced to remain in prison until he was 74. He claimed that the charges once morest him were fabricated, with the aim of keeping him away from political life.
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