The Russian Foreign Ministry said the US must refrain from making "indiscriminate accusations" over the death of Alexei Navalny and wait for the results of the forensic examination of the body.
This was reported by
the Tass agency
.
The
United Nations
today said it was "outraged" by news that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison and urged Russian authorities to ensure a "credible" investigation into his death is carried out.
“If someone dies in state custody, the state is presumed to be responsible, a responsibility that can only be disproved through an impartial, thorough and transparent investigation conducted by an independent body,” the UN Bureau spokeswoman said Unite for Human Rights Liz Throssel in a statement released in Geneva.
"Deeply troubled and saddened by the news of Alexei Navalny's death. Putin fears nothing more than dissent from his own people. A sad reminder of what Putin and his regime represent. Let us unite in our fight to safeguard the freedom and security of those who dare to oppose autocracy."
Thus the reaction of the President of the EU Commission Ursula
von der Leyen
to the news of Alexei Navalny's death.
Russian Parliament (Duma)
speaker
Vyacheslav Volodin said Western leaders were taking advantage of Alexei Navalny's death because they were "losing" the battle in Ukraine.
Western leaders "who have made a large number of failed decisions and cling to their positions benefit from his death," Volodin said, without adding further arguments.
Canadian Prime Minister,
Justin Trudeau
, attacked Vladimir Putin as a "monster" while commenting on the news of the death of Russian opponent Alexei Navlany.
The Canadian media reported it.
"Russia is responsible for Navalny's death."
US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken
said this in a note, underlining that the opponent's death is proof that "Putin's system is weak and rotten".
"Navalny's death is another sign of Putin's brutality."
American Vice President Kamal Harris
said this
in Munich.
"No matter what Moscow says, Russia is responsible for his death," he added.
Alexei Navalny's death is a "terrible tragedy" and raises questions.
White House National Security Advisor
Jake Sullivan said this
, noting that the Kremlin's "long and sordid history of mistreatment of opponents raises real questions about what may have happened in this case."
"Navalny was killed" and Putin will have to "account for his crimes."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
said this
at a press conference in Berlin.
"The death of Alexei Navalny, during his detention, is another sad page that warns the international community. We express our heartfelt condolences and hope that this disturbing event will be fully clarified."
This was stated by Prime Minister
Giorgia Meloni
.
"After years of detention in a not exactly liberal prison regime, Russia loses a free voice: we are close to the family and we have always fought, even when I was in the European Parliament, for freedom both in Russia and in Belarus. Now there will be a less voice of freedom".
Thus Foreign Minister
Antonio Tajani
in Milan on the death of Alexei Navalny.
German Chancellor
Olaf Scholz
said he had met Navalny in Berlin after the attack and described him as a very brave man.
Now "he probably paid for this courage with his life" and it is a "terrible" sign of what Russia is, which "has not been a democracy for a long time", given that it is a "regime", Scholz said.
The Chancellor spoke in Berlin, at a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Scholz said he was very saddened by the news of Navalny's death.
“I am shocked by the media reports about the death of Alexey Navalny, a very courageous man who dedicated his life to saving the honor of Russia, giving hope to democrats and civil society. While waiting for further information, let us be clear: this It's just Putin's responsibility."
EU High Representative
Josep Borrell
wrote this on Twitter .
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