Reactions to the death of the Kremlin critic
“Alexei Navalny was brutally murdered by the Kremlin”
The ID that Alexei Navalny has to carry in the prison camp
© Screenshot Instagram Alexei Navalny
Unanimous verdict on the death of Alexei Navalny: The Russian dissident was a victim of the Kremlin. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in his first reaction that he paid for his courage with his life.
The first reactions to Navalny’s death are unanimous: the Russian government is to blame: “Alexei Navalny fought for the values of freedom and democracy,” wrote the EU Council President Charles Michel on X (formerly Twitter). “He made the ultimate sacrifice for his ideals. The EU holds the Russian regime solely responsible for this tragic death.”
Olaf Scholz: Navalny paid for his courage with his life
Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls Navalny’s death depressing. It was very brave that Navalny went back to Russia. Now he has “paid for this courage with his life,” says Scholz. We now know exactly what kind of regime is in power in Moscow. Russia is “no longer a democracy.”
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is, in his own words, “deeply affected and disturbed” by the reports of the death of the Russian government opponent. “We have to clarify all the facts,” says Stoltenberg. Russia must clarify all questions about the circumstances of the death.
The British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts in shock: “This is terrible news,” says Sunak. As the fiercest defender of Russian democracy, Navalny has shown incredible courage throughout his life.
“Alexei Navalny was brutally murdered by the Kremlin”
According to the Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics the government in Moscow has killed the opposition leader. “Whatever you think about Alexei Navalny as a politician, he was simply brutally murdered by the Kremlin,” he writes on X. “This is a fact and something that should be known about the true nature of the current Russian regime.” His condolences go out to Navalny’s family and friends.
The Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov describes Navalny’s death as a “murder”. The journalist told the Reuters news agency that he believed that the prison conditions led to Navalny’s death.
The French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne regrets the death of the Kremlin critic. “His resistance to a system of oppression cost him his life,” explains Sejourne. “His death in a penal colony reminds us of the reality of Vladimir Putin’s regime.”