From the White House to the head of NATO, including European leaders and the president of Ukraine himself, Volodimir Zelenki,
they reacted with stupor
to the death of the main opposition leader and enemy of Valdimir Putin, Alexei Navalny.
"Obviously he has been murdered" in the Russian prison where he was, because the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, does not care who dies as long as he remains in power, the Ukrainian president stated.
"It is very regrettable that Alexei Navalny has died in prison. For me it is obvious: he was murdered," he insisted at a press conference after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
"It is very regrettable that Alexei Navalny died in prison. For me it is obvious: he was murdered," said Zelensky, in Germany.
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The Russian president should "lose everything" and be held accountable for his actions, he said.
All eyes seem to point to Putin.
"Putin's sole responsibility"
The high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, was
"shocked"
by Navalny's death and stated
that it is the "exclusive responsibility" of the president of Russia
.
"While waiting for more information, let's be clear: this is Putin's exclusive responsibility," Borrell wrote on his official X account.
Alexei Navalny is detained during a 2019 protest march in Moscow.
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The head of European diplomacy highlighted that Navalny was "a very brave man who dedicated his life to saving the honor of Russia, giving hope to democrats and civil society."
According to an official statement from the Russian penitentiary services, Navalny, 47, "was performed the necessary resuscitation procedures, which did not give any results. Emergency doctors confirmed the death of the condemned man. The causes of death are being established. ".
The White House: "A terrible tragedy"
The White House acted with caution, stating that if confirmed, Navalni's death
is a "terrible tragedy" and showed its suspicions.
Speaking on NPR, Joe Biden's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan added that
the Kremlin's "long and sordid" record of harassing its opponents
"raises
real and obvious questions
about what happened here."
Alexei Navalny.
Photo: Mladen Antonov/ AFP
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, demanded this Friday that Russia clarify the circumstances of the death of the Russian opposition leader.
"
We demand clarification of the circumstances of his death,
which occurred during his unjust imprisonment for political reasons. Our condolences to his family and support to those who work for freedom," says the Foreign Minister in his text.
Navalny, 47, was transferred from a prison in the Vladimir region, less than 200 kilometers from Moscow, to a prison in the Arctic Circle, near the Ural mountain range, to continue serving a sentence of almost 30 years. years in prison for various crimes.
Russia will have to answer "serious questions"
over Navalny's death, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this Friday.
"I am very
saddened and concerned
(...) all the facts must be established and Russia must answer serious questions," added the senior Norwegian official on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich.
With agency information