Gennady Askaldovich, Ambassador General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, said that unsystematic opposition abroad has intensified due to the situation surrounding the death of Alexei Navalny.
“I did not analyze the situation with Navalny. “But I have no doubt that the non-systematic opposition there has become more active abroad,” he said.
According to him, this may affect the number of people who come to vote in the Russian presidential elections in March 2024.
“I don’t know if it’s positive or negative,” the diplomat added.
It was reported that on February 16, 2024, Navalny, who was serving his sentence in the IK-3 “Polar Wolf” in the village of Kharp of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, felt bad after returning from the hike and almost immediately lost consciousness. . Resuscitation efforts that lasted half an hour did not yield any results. More details material “Newspapers.Ru”.
February 19, press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov statedThat the investigation into the circumstances of Alexei Navalny’s death is proceeding in accordance with the procedure established by law.
Previously recognizedThe EU decided to name its sanctions regime after Alexei Navalny.