"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.
"Navalny was killed" and Putin will have to "account for his crimes."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
said this
at a press conference in Berlin.
"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", said Scholz.
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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