Alexei Navalny died on February 16 in a prison in a remote Arctic region where Navalny was imprisoned. The Russian president did not react to the death of his main critic, who was serving a 19-year prison sentence and had survived a poisoning.
The Kremlin has orchestrated, particularly since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago today, a merciless repression of all its detractors. In the opinion of observers, the Kremlin fears that a funeral will become a public event, especially since Russia is organizing a presidential election in mid-March.