US EditionAlexei Navalny's wife says new tests show former Russian opposition leader was poisoned
Yulia Navalnaya claims two independent foreign labs confirmed poisoning of Alexei Navalny before his death in a Russian Arctic prison, challenging official natural cause reports.
- Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader, died in February 2024 while serving a 19-year sentence in an Arctic penal colony.
- His wife, Yulia Navalnaya, shared that two independent laboratories in different countries confirmed he was poisoned shortly before his death, challenging official reports.
- Navalnaya posted a video on social media demanding full public disclosure of the labs' findings and accused the Kremlin of hiding the truth and Navalny's body.
- She stated that Alexei had died as a result of poisoning and urged an end to justifying Putin’s actions under the guise of higher concerns.
- The Kremlin and Russian officials denied involvement and labeled Navalny's death as caused by diseases, while Navalnaya and international observers called for transparency and accountability.
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In 2024 the Kremlin critic Navalny died in a Russian prison. His widow Julia Navalnaja explained that her husband had been poisoned at the time. She refers to two laboratory reports.
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