Russian diplomats ‘summoned’ by UK Foreign Office over Navalny’s loss of life
- Navalny died after falling in poor health on a stroll at this time, the Russian jail service claimed
Russian diplomats have been ‘summoned’ by the UK Foreign Office over the alleged homicide of Putin opponent Alexei Navalny as world leaders have condemned the loss of life of the Putin critic.
The Foreign Office mentioned at this time it has ‘summoned the Russian Embassy to clarify that we maintain the Russian authorities totally accountable’ for the loss of life of Navalny, 47.
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron added that Russian President Vladimir Putin should ‘be held accountable for what has occurred’, as he warned that there needs to be ‘penalties’ for the Moscow chief.
Britain has joined different western nations in condemning the Kremlin after Russia‘s federal jail service mentioned in an announcement that Navalny had died after he reportedly fell in poor health on a stroll on the Arctic penal colony the place he was imprisoned.
‘Make no mistake, Putin is answerable for Navalny’s loss of life,’ US President Joe Biden mentioned in remarks from the White House. ‘Even in jail he was a robust voice for the reality.’
The president of Latvia, Edgars Rinkevics mentioned he had been ‘brutally murdered by the Kremlin’ whereas French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne mentioned his loss of life ‘reminds us of the truth of Putin’s regime’.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, battling Russian forces for the previous two years, mentioned the Kremlin critic had been ‘killed by Putin’.
![The Foreign Office said today it has 'summoned the Russian Embassy to make clear that we hold the Russian authorities fully responsible' for the death of Navalny, 47](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81376911-13093697-image-a-67_1708123880854.jpg)
The Foreign Office mentioned at this time it has ‘summoned the Russian Embassy to clarify that we maintain the Russian authorities totally accountable’ for the loss of life of Navalny, 47
![Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron added that Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured today) must 'be held accountable for what has happened', as he warned that there should be 'consequences' for the Moscow leader](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81376913-13093697-image-a-79_1708124022727.jpg)
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron added that Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured at this time) should ‘be held accountable for what has occurred’, as he warned that there needs to be ‘penalties’ for the Moscow chief
![Navalny is seen on a screen via video link from a penal colony in the Vladimir Region during a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2023](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81352615-13093697-Navalny_is_seen_on_a_screen_via_video_link_from_a_penal_colony_i-a-50_1708123425057.jpg)
Navalny is seen on a display screen through video hyperlink from a penal colony within the Vladimir Region throughout a listening to on the Basmanny district courtroom in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2023
Navalny was one of the crucial distinguished and chronic critics of Putin even after he was jailed in 2021.
According to the Russian jail service, Navalny grew to become unwell after a stroll on Friday and misplaced consciousness. An ambulance arrived however he died regardless of makes an attempt to resuscitate him, it mentioned.
One of Navalny’s legal professionals, Leonid Solovyov, advised the impartial Novaya Gazeta paper that the Kremlin critic was ‘regular’ when a lawyer noticed him on Wednesday.
In footage of a courtroom listening to from his jail colony on Thursday, Navalny was seen smiling and joking as he addressed the choose by video hyperlink. State media reported he raised no well being complaints throughout the session.
A Foreign Office spokesperson mentioned Navalny’s loss of life should be ‘investigated totally and transparently’.
They mentioned: ‘Alexei Navalny devoted his life to exposing the corruption of the Russian system, calling free of charge and open politics, and holding the Kremlin to account.
‘We stand at this time along with his household, mates, colleagues and supporters. Our ideas exit to them. The Russian authorities noticed Mr Navalny as a menace. Many Russian residents felt he gave them a voice.
‘In current years, the authorities imprisoned him on fabricated expenses, poisoned him with a banned nerve agent, and despatched him to an Arctic penal colony. No-one ought to doubt the brutal nature of the Russian system.’
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak mentioned his loss of life was a ‘enormous tragedy’ for the Russian folks.
US President Biden beforehand warned of Russia of penalties ought to Navalny die in jail and has now mentioned that he ‘is wanting into an entire variety of choices’ in response to his loss of life.
He spoke of Navalny’s bravery standing as much as ‘corruption’ and ‘violence’ of Putin’s authorities.
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Jailed Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny is useless, the jail service of the Yamalo-Nenets area the place he had been serving his sentence mentioned on Friday
![Police officers detain a woman who laid flowers for Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, February 16](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81376743-13093697-image-a-77_1708123937782.jpg)
Police officers detain a girl who laid flowers for Alexei Navalny on the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, February 16
![Police officers detain a man laying flowers to Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, February 16](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81376749-13093697-image-a-78_1708123968006.jpg)
Police officers detain a person laying flowers to Alexei Navalny on the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, February 16
![Vladimir Putin, pictured in Russia on Friday, reportedly demanded updates about Navalny in prison, where guards have been accused of trying to 'destroy [the opposition leader's] health by all forces and means'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81359593-13093697-Vladimir_Putin_pictured_in_Russia_on_Friday_reportedly_demanded_-a-44_1708123222517.jpg)
Vladimir Putin, pictured in Russia on Friday, reportedly demanded updates about Navalny in jail, the place guards have been accused of making an attempt to ‘destroy [the opposition leader’s] well being by all forces and means’
![President Joe Biden placed blame for Alexei Navalny 's death squarely on Russian President Vladimir Putin](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81365575-13093697-President_Joe_Biden_placed_blame_for_Alexei_Navalny_s_death_squa-a-45_1708123363999.jpg)
President Joe Biden positioned blame for Alexei Navalny ‘s loss of life squarely on Russian President Vladimir Putin
![A view of the entrance of the prison colony in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenetsk region about 1,200 miles northeast of Moscow, Tuesday, January 23, 2024](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81354611-13093697-A_view_of_the_entrance_of_the_prison_colony_in_the_town_of_Kharp-a-46_1708123378576.jpg)
A view of the doorway of the jail colony within the city of Kharp, within the Yamalo-Nenetsk area about 1,200 miles northeast of Moscow, Tuesday, January 23, 2024
![Opposition leader Alexei Navalny is escorted out of a police station on January 18, 2021](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81354613-13093697-Opposition_leader_Alexei_Navalny_is_escorted_out_of_a_police_sta-a-47_1708123382424.jpg)
Opposition chief Alexei Navalny is escorted out of a police station on January 18, 2021
![Navalny, pictured with his wife Yulia in happier times, crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests - drawing the ire of the Kremlin](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81353897-13093697-Navalny_pictured_with_his_wife_Yulia_in_happier_times_crusaded_a-a-48_1708123389634.jpg)
Navalny, pictured along with his spouse Yulia in happier instances, crusaded in opposition to official corruption and staged large anti-Kremlin protests – drawing the ire of the Kremlin
![Alexei Navalny gestured as he stood in a cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, February 20, 2021](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81357965-13093697-FILE_Russian_opposition_leader_Alexei_Navalny_gestures_as_he_sta-a-80_1708124324874.jpg)
Alexei Navalny gestured as he stood in a cage within the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, February 20, 2021
‘In response, Putin had him poisoned, he had him arrested, he had him prosecuted for fabricated crimes, he sends him to jail, he is held in isolation, even all that did not cease him from calling out Putin’s lies,’ Biden mentioned.
‘Even in jail he was a robust voice for the reality, which is sort of wonderful when you consider it.’
Biden identified that Navalny might have lived out his life safely in exile after the 2020 assassination try however determined to go residence to Russia ‘realizing he’d doubtless be imprisoned and even killed.’
‘Reports of his loss of life in the event that they’re true, and I’ve no cause to imagine they don’t seem to be, Russian authorities are going to inform their very own story,’ Biden mentioned. ‘Make no mistake, make no mistake, Putin is answerable for Navalny’s loss of life. Putin is accountable.’
‘What has occurred to Navalny is but extra proof of Putin’s brutality,’ the US president mentioned. Vice President Kamala Harris added that Navalny’s loss of life was ‘an indication of Putin’s brutality’.
Other world leaders have joined in expressing their outrage over Navalny’s loss of life.
![Navalny's final message: The Kremlin critic posted Valentine's message to his wife, Yulia, on Wednesday (pictured). 'Baby, everything is like in a song with you: between us there are cities, the take-off lights of airfields, blue snowstorms and thousands of kilometers,' it read. 'But I feel that you are near every second, and I love you more and more'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81356701-13093697-Navalny_s_final_message_The_Kremlin_critic_posted_Valentine_s_me-a-49_1708123422017.jpg)
Navalny’s remaining message: The Kremlin critic posted Valentine’s message to his spouse, Yulia, on Wednesday (pictured). ‘Baby, every part is like in a track with you: between us there are cities, the take-off lights of airfields, blue snowstorms and 1000’s of kilometers,’ it learn. ‘But I really feel that you’re close to each second, and I really like you an increasing number of’
![Navalny (pictured with his wife Yulia Navalnaya) miraculously survived a suspected assassination attempt with a nerve agent in August 2020 during a flight. He was evacuated to a hospital in Germany, and the use of a Novichok nerve agent was later confirmed.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81352611-13093697-Navalny_pictured_with_his_wife_Yulia_Navalnaya_miraculously_surv-a-51_1708123478015.jpg)
Navalny (pictured along with his spouse Yulia Navalnaya) miraculously survived a suspected assassination try with a nerve agent in August 2020 throughout a flight. He was evacuated to a hospital in Germany, and using a Novichok nerve agent was later confirmed.
![Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow in January 17, 2022](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81356457-13093697-Navalny_stands_inside_a_glass_cell_during_a_court_hearing_at_the-a-52_1708123480652.jpg)
Navalny stands inside a glass cell throughout a courtroom listening to on the Babushkinsky district courtroom in Moscow in January 17, 2022
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![Other world leaders have joined in expressing their outrage over Navalny's death](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/23/81377449-13093697-image-a-84_1708124973230.jpg)
Other world leaders have joined in expressing their outrage over Navalny’s loss of life
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mentioned Navalny’s loss of life was ‘tragic and horrifying’ and mentioned that ‘Canada stays dedicated to holding Putin answerable for his actions’.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte mentioned he was ‘shocked’ when he heard about Navalny’s loss of life and that it ‘illustrates the unprecedented brutality of the Russian regime’.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz mentioned Navalny had ‘paid for his braveness along with his life’, whereas Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, mentioned Navalny had been ‘slowly murdered by President Putin and his regime, who concern nothing greater than dissent from their very own folks’.
French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned in an announcement posted on X, previously often called Twitter, that in Russia ‘free spirits are despatched to the Gulag and condemned to loss of life’.
‘I pay tribute to the reminiscence of Alexei Navalny, his dedication, his braveness. My ideas exit to his household, family members and to the Russian folks,’ he added.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani mentioned on X that Navalny died ‘after years of persecution in jail’.
He added that Italy ‘will all the time be in conjunction with those that combat for democracy, for freedom of thought and for the inalienable rights of each human being’.
Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, who has simply been added to Russia’s needed listing, mentioned in a publish on X that Navalny’s loss of life was ‘yet one more darkish reminder of the rogue regime we’re coping with – and why Russia and all these accountable should be held accountable for every of their crimes’.
UN chief Antonio Guterres referred to as for ‘a full, credible and clear investigation’ into Navalny’s loss of life.
‘Alexei Navalny was an amazing hero of the resistance in opposition to the Putin regime,’ mentioned Georgia’s jailed former president Mikheil Saakashvili. Saakashvili has been jailed in Georgia on expenses that rights group say have been politically motivated.
![Protesters chanting slogans critical of Putin gathered outside the embassy in Kensington Palace Gardens next to Hyde Park this evening](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81371621-13093697-Protesters_chanting_slogans_critical_of_Putin_gathered_outside_t-a-54_1708123569924.jpg)
Protesters chanting slogans important of Putin gathered outdoors the embassy in Kensington Palace Gardens subsequent to Hyde Park this night
![Red paint is smeared on a placard at the entrance to the Russian embassy amid protests](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81373137-13093697-Red_paint_is_smeared_on_a_placard_at_the_entrance_to_the_Russian-a-56_1708123579333.jpg)
Red paint is smeared on a placard on the entrance to the Russian embassy amid protests
![In Berlin, 500 to 600 people gathered in front of the Russian embassy chanting 'Putin is a killer' in a mixture of Russian, German and English](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81371779-13093697-In_Berlin_500_to_600_people_gathered_in_front_of_the_Russian_emb-a-53_1708123563481.jpg)
In Berlin, 500 to 600 folks gathered in entrance of the Russian embassy chanting ‘Putin is a killer’ in a combination of Russian, German and English
![Protesters hold a vigil in Berlin to demonstrate against the death of Navalny that was announced today](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81371775-13093697-Protesters_hold_a_vigil_in_Berlin_to_demonstrate_against_the_dea-a-55_1708123574906.jpg)
Protesters maintain a vigil in Berlin to reveal in opposition to the loss of life of Navalny that was introduced at this time
‘With Navalny now gone, am I the subsequent on Putin’s loss of life row?’ he requested.
Speaking on the Munich Security Conference hours after information of her husband’s loss of life, Yulia Navalnaya mentioned Putin and his entourage ‘will probably be punished for every part they’ve finished to our nation, to my household and to my husband’.
‘Alexei Navalny was tortured and tormented for 3 years… Murder was added to Alexei Navalny’s sentence,’ Russian Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov was quoted as saying by the Novaya Gazeta newspaper.
Meanwhile protests have damaged out everywhere in the world over Navalny’s loss of life.
Navalny, who led road protests for greater than a decade, grew to become a family title by means of his anti-corruption campaigning.
His exposes of official corruption, posted on his YouTube channel, racked up hundreds of thousands of views and introduced tens of 1000’s of Russians to the streets, regardless of harsh anti-protest legal guidelines.
He was jailed in early 2021 after returning to Russia from Germany, the place he was recuperating from a near-fatal poisoning assault with Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent.
In a string of circumstances he was sentenced to 19 years in jail on expenses extensively condemned by impartial rights teams and within the West as retribution for his opposition to the Kremlin.
His return to Russia regardless of realizing he would face jail introduced him admiration.
‘I’m not afraid and I name on you to not be afraid,’ he mentioned in an enchantment to supporters as he landed in Moscow, moments earlier than being detained on expenses linked to an previous fraud conviction.
His 2021 arrest spurred among the largest demonstrations Russia had seen in many years, and 1000’s have been detained at rallies nationwide calling for his launch.
From behind bars he was a staunch opponent of Moscow’s full-scale army offensive in opposition to Ukraine, and watched on, helplessly, because the Kremlin dismantled his organisation and locked up his allies.
![Policemen detain Navalny during a rally in support of investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police, in Moscow, Russia June 12, 2019](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81354609-13093697-Policemen_detain_Navalny_during_a_rally_in_support_of_investigat-a-63_1708123616171.jpg)
Policemen detain Navalny throughout a rally in help of investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police, in Moscow, Russia June 12, 2019
![Navalny's arrest in 2021 sparked massive protests that reached to Russia's farthest corners and saw more than 10,000 people detained by police](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81354623-13093697-Navalny_s_arrest_in_2021_sparked_massive_protests_that_reached_t-a-60_1708123600923.jpg)
Navalny’s arrest in 2021 sparked large protests that reached to Russia’s farthest corners and noticed greater than 10,000 folks detained by police
![Navalny walks to take his seat in a Pobeda airlines plane heading to Moscow before take-off from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) in Schoenefeld, on January 17, 2021](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81354635-13093697-Navalny_walks_to_take_his_seat_in_a_Pobeda_airlines_plane_headin-a-59_1708123599246.jpg)
Navalny walks to take his seat in a Pobeda airways aircraft heading to Moscow earlier than take-off from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) in Schoenefeld, on January 17, 2021
![After being poisoned, Navalny was evacuated to a hospital in Germany. The use of a Novichok nerve agent was later confirmed in a lab](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81352747-13093697-After_being_poisoned_Navalny_was_evacuated_to_a_hospital_in_Germ-a-58_1708123597787.jpg)
After being poisoned, Navalny was evacuated to a hospital in Germany. The use of a Novichok nerve agent was later confirmed in a lab
![Navalny and his wife Yulia (left) seen on a monitor screen during an offsite court session in the penal colony N2 (IK-2) in Pokrov, Vladimir region, Russia, February 15, 2022](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81356447-13093697-Navalny_and_his_wife_Yulia_left_seen_on_a_monitor_screen_during_-a-57_1708123593472.jpg)
Navalny and his spouse Yulia (left) seen on a monitor display screen throughout an offsite courtroom session within the penal colony N2 (IK-2) in Pokrov, Vladimir area, Russia, February 15, 2022
![Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, his wife Yulia, daughter Daria and son Zakhar pose for a picture outside a polling station during the Moscow city parliament election in Moscow, Russia September 8, 2019](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/16/22/81352609-13093697-Russian_opposition_leader_Alexei_Navalny_his_wife_Yulia_daughter-a-61_1708123608101.jpg)
Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny, his spouse Yulia, daughter Daria and son Zakhar pose for an image outdoors a polling station throughout the Moscow metropolis parliament election in Moscow, Russia September 8, 2019
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Yuliya Navalnaya, spouse of Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny, reacts as she speaks throughout the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.
Dozens of his prime supporters fled into exile and continued to marketing campaign in opposition to the offensive on Ukraine and rising repression inside Russia.
Late final yr, Navalny was moved to a distant Arctic jail colony in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets area in northern Siberia.
Navalny mentioned in January that his each day routine included jail walks in freezing temperatures, and that he had to make use of an open-air concrete yard measuring simply 11 by three steps extensive.
Since being jailed in 2021, he spent greater than 300 days in solitary confinement, the place jail authorities saved him over alleged minor infringements of jail guidelines.
The final publish on Navalny’s Telegram channel, which he managed by means of his legal professionals and staff in exile, was a tribute to his spouse posted on Valentine’s Day.
In a documentary filmed earlier than he returned to Russia, Navalny was requested what message he needed to go away to the Russian folks ought to he die or be killed.
‘Don’t hand over. You mustn’t, you possibly can’t hand over,’ he mentioned.
‘All it takes for evil to triumph is for good folks to do nothing. Therefore, do not do nothing.’