Navalny's widow claims he was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok
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This came as Russia launched a new criminal case against the brother of Kremlin critic Oleg Navalny, TASS reported. The official news agency did not mention under which article of the Criminal Code the case was opened. He had previously been convicted of fraud in a case that critics said was aimed at increasing pressure on his brother.
Meanwhile, Navalny's mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, 69, made a direct appeal to Vladimir Putin from outside the Arctic penal colony where her son died.
“Let me finally see my son. I demand that Alexei’s body be released immediately so I can bury him humanely,” she said, after authorities said his body would not be released for two weeks.
Navalny's wife, Yulia, accused the authorities of holding his body waiting for traces of “another Putin's Novichok” to leave his body – a reference to the military nerve agent used to poison him years ago.
Full report: The White House imposes “major sanctions” on Russia in response to Navalny’s death
The White House announced that a new package of sanctions against Russia is set to take effect following the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a concentration camp in Siberia.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said existing sanctions “will be specifically supplemented by additional sanctions related to the death of Mr. Navalny.”
While noting that the United States does not yet know the cause of Navalny's death, Kirby continued to blame Putin, telling reporters: “Regardless of the scientific answer, Putin is responsible for it.”
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Andy Gregory20 February 2024 at 16:59
The United States will announce a major sanctions package this week
The United States will announce a major package of sanctions on Russia on Friday in response to the death of Alexei Navalny, the White House said.
National Security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the package would “hold Russia accountable for what happened to Mr. Navalny” and for its actions during the war in Ukraine.
Andy Gregory20 February 2024 at 16:32
Alexei Navalny's mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, lays flowers for her son
Lyudmila Navalnaya, 69, was seen placing a bouquet of white flowers next to a photo of her son.
Alexei Navalny's mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, lays flowers for her son
Andy Gregory20 February 2024 at 15:47
X says Yulia Navalnaya's account was suspended by 'error'
Social media site X claimed to have suspended Yulia Navalnaya's account after it was mistakenly flagged as “violating our rules”.
“Our platform's defense mechanism against tampering and spam has been incorrectly flagged
As a violation of our rules,” @yulia_navalnaya wrote.
“We unsuspended the account as soon as we learned of the error, and will update the defense.”
They did not explain how they wrongly believed Ms Navalnaya had broken the rules.
Tom Watling20 February 2024 at 15:15
Protests, poisonings and imprisonment: a timeline of Alexei Navalny's life and his opposition to Vladimir Putin
Tom Watling20 February 2024 at 15:10
Poland summons the Russian ambassador over Navalny's death
The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it summoned the Russian ambassador against the backdrop of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
The ministry said in a statement: “The ministry calls on the Russian authorities to bear responsibility for the death of Alexei Navalny and to conduct a full and transparent investigation to determine the circumstances and cause of his death.”
Tom Watling20 February 2024 at 14:42
Watch: Alexei Navalny's mother makes a direct appeal to Vladimir Putin to release her son's body
In a recorded message outside the Arctic Wolf penal colony in the Arctic Circle on Tuesday (February 20), Lyudmila Navalnaya said: “I appeal to you, Vladimir Putin, because the solution to this problem depends only on you.
“Let me finally see my son. I demand that Alexei’s body be released immediately so I can bury him humanely.”
Russian authorities said they would not return Navalny's body for two weeks while they continued to investigate his death.
Alexei Navalny's mother makes a direct appeal to Vladimir Putin to release her son's body
Alexei Navalny's mother made a video appeal directly to Vladimir Putin to release her son's body. In a message recorded outside the Arctic Wolf penal colony in the Arctic Circle on Tuesday (February 20), Lyudmila Navalnaya said: “I appeal to you, Vladimir Putin, because the solution to this problem depends only on you. “Let me finally see my son. “I demand that Alexei’s body be released immediately so that I can bury him humanely.” Russian authorities said they would not return Navalny's body for two weeks while they continued to investigate his death.
Tom WatlingFebruary 20, 2024 at 14:05
Yulia Navalnaya's X account has been restored
Yulia Navalnaya's X account was restored just minutes after it was suspended.
Alexei Navalny's wife created an account on Monday, quickly amassing nearly 100,000 followers.
Tom Watling20 February 2024 at 13:34
Russia opens a new criminal case against TASS, Alexei Navalny's brother
Russia has opened a new criminal case against Oleg Navalny, the brother of slain Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, TASS news agency reported on Tuesday.
TASS did not say under which article of the Criminal Code the case was opened, but said that the police were looking for Oleg Navalny. Who was already on the wanted list in connection with another matter.
In 2014, Oleg Navalny was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for fraud in a case that Kremlin critics said was fabricated and aimed at increasing pressure on his late brother.
Tom Watling20 February 2024 at 13:23
X/Twitter bans Alexei Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, for violating its rules
Company X, formerly known as Twitter, has blocked the account of Alexei Navalny's widow.
Yulia Navalnaya created her account on Monday. She has since used it to commit to holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable.
Tom Watling20 February 2024 at 13:17
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