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Biden says Putin is responsible for Navalny's death

The famed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison, Russian media reported on Feb. 16.

A portrait of Alexei Navalny, candles and flowers are left at a memorial in Paris on Feb. 16, 2024, after the announcement that the Kremlin's most prominent critic had died in an Arctic prison. (Photo by Ian Langsdon/AFP via Getty Images)
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Key updates

  • Russian state media: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison
  • Navalny's spokesperson said the news had not been confirmed yet
  • Kremlin spokesperson said that 'doctors must find out' more details about Navalny's death, Putin informed
  • Michel: 'EU holds Russian regime (solely) responsible for (Navalny's) tragic death'
  • Navalny's mother: 'He was alive, healthy, and cheerful' days ago
  • Russian state-controlled media: Medics 'arrived in less than 7 minutes' to revive Navalny
  • Independent Russian media to demand footage from Navalny's penal colony
  • Navalny's wife: Putin must be brought to justice for what he did to our country, Navalny
  • Harris: 'Russia is responsible' for Navalny's death
  • Biden: Putin is responsible for Navalny's death.
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