"He was killed by Putin": World leaders responded to Navalny's death (photo)
One of the first to the death of Alexei Navalny was reacted by President of Latvia Edgar Rinkevich. "Whatever you think of Alexei Navalny as a politician, he was cruelly killed by the Kremlin. This is a fact, and this is what you need to know about the true nature of the current Russian regime," Rinkevich wrote in the social network. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky learned about the death of Navalny during a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Sholtz in Berlin.
"As soon as it became known that Alexei Navalny was killed in the Russian prison. Obviously he was killed by Putin, as well as thousands of other tortured, tortured through one creature. Putin will still be killed, so that he only preserves his positions," the Ukrainian president said. German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz stated that Alexei Navalny's death shows that in Russia, anyone who advocates for democracy should be afraid of their lives and for their safety.
"It's just terrible and it is a sign as Russia has changed. Unfortunately, this process has begun for a long time, and it has departed from democracy. It is not a democracy for a long time," he said at a joint briefing with Vladimir Zelensky. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Richa Snak, called the death of the Russian oppositionist "horrible news. " "Being the most pronounced defender of Russian democracy, Alexei Navalny demonstrated incredible courage throughout his life.
My thoughts with his wife and people of Russia, for whom it is a huge tragedy," Sakak wrote on the social network H. Chairman of European Council Charles Michel. On the Kremlin. "Alexei Navalnya fought for the values of freedom and democracy. For his ideals, he sacrificed the Russian regime. . Fighters are killed. But the struggle for freedom never ends, "Michel wrote on the social network H.
General NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg stated that he was" deeply upset and concerned about the death of Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny, writes The Guardian. "We have to establish all the facts, and Russia has to answer all serious questions about the circumstances of his death," Stoltenberg said.
In turn, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the measure of the West on the death of the imprisoned oppositionist Alexei Navalny, in her opinion, is a "self -discovery. " "The instant response of NATO leaders to NATO's death in the form of direct accusations of Russia is self -turning. There are no forensic examination, and the conclusions of the event are ready," Zakharova wrote.
We will remind, Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny died in a correctional colony in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District. He was 47 years old. The regional management of the Federal Sentence Service claims that Alexei Navalny became bad immediately after the walk and he lost consciousness. Some media outlets write that the prisoner had a blood clot. Alexei Navalny was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 2023. Among the contenders was President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.