Moscow police detain people at Navalny memorial event
Vladimir Putin, who believes he is “untouchable” from years of Russia's iron grip, has accused the wife of jailed opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza of murdering dictator Alexei Navalny.
Speaking to the BBC, Evgenia Kara-Murza said: “All those decades of impunity have led. [Putin] He must believe that he is somehow untouchable.
An independent Russian newspaper cited an anonymous source as saying that Mr Navalny's body had been taken to the Salekhard District Medical Hospital.
An unnamed source, identified as an experienced paramedic, said the body was bruised and taken from the nearby town of Lapitnangi.
Some Russian media reported that a team of special investigators had arrived from Moscow. It is not known when an autopsy will be conducted.
Mr Navalny's mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, visited the Salekhard mortuary on Saturday, but was told her son's body was not there.
A group of Russian opposition figures accused authorities of deliberately hiding his body in what they say was an apparent murder.
Rishi Sunak and EU President Ursula van der Leyen 'outraged' by Navalny's death
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen spoke yesterday about the death of Alexei Navalny, Russia's war in Ukraine and the crisis in Gaza and the Red Sea, a Downing Street spokesman said.
“The Prime Minister and President van der Leyen expressed their outrage at the death of Alexei Navalny and underscored the utmost importance of holding those responsible within the Russian establishment to account,” the spokesman said in a statement.
Urban Roy19 February 2024 02:47
ICYMI: Lincoln Project launches new ad comparing Trump and Putin after Navalny death
Matt Mathers19 February 2024 01:00
ICYMI: David Cameron vows 'there must be consequences' for Putin after Navalny death
David Cameron vows 'there must be consequences' for Putin after Navalny's death
Although no official cause of death has been released for Alexei Navalny, Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said there must be 'consequences' for Russia. Cameron appeared at a security conference in Munich where he said the mysterious death exposed the true nature of Putin's brutal regime. “When horrific human rights abuses like this happen there must be consequences”, he said. “I am clear that we will take action and urge others to do the same.” Protests have erupted in Russia and around the world in response to Navalny's death.
Matt Mathers19 Feb 2024 00:01
ICYMI: How Alexei Navalny's Death Could Backfire on Putin
The Kremlin may hope his death will act as a deterrent to those playing with opposition activism, but in reality it makes the staunch critic of the Russian president a hero and a martyr, he writes. Mary Tejewski.
Read Mary's piece in full here:
Matt Mathers18 February 2024 23:00
Liz Cheney warns of Republican 'Putin faction' as Trump fails to criticize Kremlin over Navalny death
Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney has warned of a “Putin faction” in the Republican Party after Donald Trump failed to criticize Russia following the death of Alexei Navalny.
“We have to take seriously that you now have the Putin-wing of the Republican Party,” he told CNN. State of the Union program.
“I hope the issue this election cycle confirms is that the Putin-wing of the Republican Party will not take over the West Side of the White House,” he added.
The former president has so far avoided any meaningful comment on the death of Mr Navalny, whose allies say he was killed by the Russian state.
Mr Trump has vowed on social media to “bring peace, prosperity and stability” only if he is given another term in the White House.
Nikki Haley, Mr Trump's rival for the Republican nomination for president, has been criticized for not taking a tougher approach with the Kremlin.
“Either he's teamed up with Putin and thinks it's nice that Putin killed one of his political enemies — or he doesn't think it's that big of a deal,” Ms. Haley told ABC News. This week.
“One of them is involved. Any of them is a problem.”
(CBS News)
(AP)
Matt Mathers18 February 2024 22:40
ICYMI: Navalny documentary director's 'delighted' wife Yulia addresses world leaders
The director of the Oscar-winning Navalny documentary has said she was “not happy or surprised” as Alexei Navalny's wife addressed world leaders in Germany hours after her husband's death was announced.
Daniel Rohr, a Canadian, became close to the Navalny family when he interviewed them before the Russian opposition leader was sent to prison in 2021, and remains in constant contact with them.
The documentary maker told the PA news agency: “Yulia Navalnaya's () strength is well documented, we see it in her elegance (and) grace, as the first lady-in-waiting eases herself.
“I was delighted and not surprised when I saw her … take that stage, for a very commanding two-minute speech, and for a brief moment, she was the moral center of the universe.
“I don't know how the system and Yulia's political system will change in the next two weeks and months, but I do know that the family is emotional, active, and now in the mood for revenge.”
He said he had no reason to be “surprised” by Navalny's death, but was “shocked” to hear the news. “Anyone who has followed the Navalny story or seen the documentary knows how long this opportunity has taken, but beyond that, I register it as shock,” Mr Rohr added.
(EPA)
Matt Mathers18 February 2024 22:00
Editorial: With the death of Alexei Navalny, Russia takes another step into Stalinist barbarism.
It seems no coincidence that Navalny lost his life at the same time world leaders were meeting at the Munich Security Conference.
Read the full editorial here:
Matt Mathers18 February 2024 21:00
WATCH: Navalny explains in another interview why he wants to return to Russia
Navalny again explained in an interview why he wanted to return to Russia
Footage has resurfaced following his death that explains why Alexei Navalny must return to Russia. The politician, who has been a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin, returned to Russia in January 2021 from Germany, where he was recovering from an assassination attempt using Novichok poison. “I don't think I can have the privilege of being safe in Russia, but I have to go back,” Navalny told CNN's Christian Amanpour in December 2020. “I don't want this group of killers. [to] are in Russia. I don't want Putin to rule Russia. Navalny's death was announced by Russia's Federal Prison Service on Friday, February 16.
Matt Mathers18 February 2024 20:30
Poisoned, shot, imprisoned: the mysterious fate of Vladimir Putin's critics and rivals
But his death is the latest in a long line of Vladimir Putins who have been jailed, silenced or met brutal ends over the years. Poisoning, mysterious falls from windows and plane crashes seem to have targeted many of the Russian president's enemies.
Matt Mathers18 February 2024 20:00
