In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Hillary Clinton shared this empowering message from Alexei Navalny:
“Listen, I’ve got something very obvious to tell you. You’re not allowed to give up. If they decide to kill me, it means that we are incredibly strong.”
She added:
“My deepest condolences to Alexei Navalny’s family and friends, to his staff, and to the people of Russia.”
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#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death on Feb. 16 did not come as a surprise for those familiar with Russian politics.
Navalny was Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s main opponent, and the Kremlin had used all the tools at its disposal to shut him up.
He was sentenced in several fabricated criminal cases, and some of his allies have also been imprisoned.
In 2020, investigative journalists published evidence that Russia’s Federal Security Service was behind an assassination attempt on Navalny.
He survived then but the final reckoning came after Navalny was sent to a penal colony in the Arctic region with extremely severe conditions and evidence of torture and other violations.
Independent experts and Western politicians say that Putin is personally responsible for Navalny’s death.
The only unresolved question is whether Navalny was killed intentionally or died due to harsh conditions and lack of medical treatment.
“Alexei Navalny fought for the values of freedom and democracy. For his ideals, he made the ultimate sacrifice,” European Council President Charles Michel said. “The EU holds the Russian regime (solely) responsible for this tragic death.”
Navalny’s death follows the murders of more than 20 other opponents of Putin. They include investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko, lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, oligarch Boris Berezovsky, liberal politician Boris Nemtsov, and Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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