Biden blamed Putin for Navalny’s death – 2024-02-18 07:45:48

The death of the country’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is being held in a Russian prison, has sparked discussions around the world. Navalny’s final days were spent in the IK-3 penal colony in the Kharp region of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in northern Russia. He was held at the IK-6 penal colony in Melekhovo, 235 kilometers (145 mi) east of Moscow, before being transferred there.

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The prison where he was kept was far away and difficult to get into. The new prison, named Polar Wolf, is considered to be the most dangerous prison in Russia. Most of the prisoners held there have been convicted of serious crimes.

He was poisoned in Siberia in 2020. But he survived for a short time in that journey. At the time, Western countries reported that a nerve agent had been used on him. There have been repeated attempts to kill Navalny. But this has always been denied by the Kremlin. However, how Navalny died remains a mystery.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will fight in the 2024 presidential election. A victory in next year’s elections would clear the way for Putin to stay in power until 2030. Navalny could be Putin’s strong rival in the country’s next election. But before that, Navalny’s death seemed to make the process of winning over Putin easier.

But really, for Putin (71), the election is just a formality. Navalny, known as his rival, is also now in prison. Besides, with state support, state-run media and no public dissent, his victory is almost certain.

Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for Navalny’s death. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also blamed Putin for Navalny’s death. Zelensky said Putin was responsible for the death of Alexei Navalny. He also said that Putin will be held accountable for this.

Zelensky said Navalny was killed by Putin. The president of Ukraine also alleges that Putin is torturing thousands of people like Navalny.

Russian media quoted the prison service as saying Navalny felt ill during a prison walk and fainted at one point. At that time, the medical team came with an ambulance. Doctors declared his death soon after the incident. However, the exact cause of his death is still unclear.

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Navalny’s wife, Yulia Navalny, said she still can’t believe whether this terrible news (the news of Navalny’s death) is true or not.

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