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Russian President Vladimir Putin has gone from tolerating dissent to suppressing any challenger. Most Russian opposition politicians are in prison or exile.

Corruption in Ukraine has not disappeared, but now there are institutions that are fighting this problem, says European Union Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova.

Under a heavy police presence, hundreds of people bade farewell in Moscow on Friday to Alexei Navalny at his funeral after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic

Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a funeral Friday in southeastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony. Authorities originally said they couldn't turn over the body because they needed to conduct post-mortem tests.

Despite the danger of a crackdown by police on large gatherings, hundreds of supporters and mourners turned out to say goodbye to the Russian opposition leader.

Under a heavy police presence, thousands of people bade farewell Friday to opposition leader Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony.

His coffin was taken to a cemetery after a short funeral service in the church.

Thousands of people bade farewell to Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in a penal colony.

The funeral of the opposition leader is taking place today in a church on the outskirts of Moscow - two weeks after he died in an Arctic prison on February 16.

Burial was to follow in the nearby Borisovskoye Cemetery, where police also showed up in force