Death of Navalny: Marine Le Pen singled out for RN votes in the European Parliament on the detention of the opponent. “It would have only been Navalny, we would have voted for him” At the time of the votes, several RN deputies abstained or voted against these resolutions.

Considered one of the main opponents of Vladimir Putin in Russia, Alexeï Navalny was sentenced to 19 years in prison for “extremism” in 2021. His transfer to a penal colony in the Arctic known to be particularly harsh had been denounced by his relatives.