Threatening backdrop before Navalny's funeral in Moscow. Metal grilles were set up over a wide area.
Dozens of emergency vehicles with uniformed officers took up positions early in the morning. The funeral service at the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Relieve my sorrow” is scheduled for 2 p.m. local time. The German ambassador to Russia, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, also wants to be present, as the German Press Agency learned.