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'They are scared of Navalny in jail... they are scared of dead Navalny, they are scared of the people who bring flowers here to the stone. That’s why it is important to continue doing what we are doing'

The Kremlin has intensified internal repression a month before the elections, which will be held without rivals. Meanwhile, Russian forces are advancing in the war against Ukraine, while US aid falters

Russian officials say leading opposition figure Alexey Navalny suffered "sudden death syndrome" in prison.

The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania said Russia’s plan to hold elections in "temporarily occupied and illegally annexed" Ukrainian territory is "a grave violation of international law, the UN Charter, and Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity."

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom summoned Russia's ambassador on February 19 over the death of imprisoned opposition leader Aleksei Navalny and called on the EU to consider new sanctions against Russia, joining other Western nations making such moves.

Almost 400 people trying to mourn Alexei Navalny have been detained, a human rights group has said.

Belarusian journalist and opposition activist Andrey Gniot has urged Serbian authorities not to extradite him back to his home country, where he says his "life will be ruined."

Russian officials say leading opposition figure Alexey Navalny suffered "sudden death syndrome" in prison.

Navalny was able to send hundreds of handwritten letters. They reveal the depth of the ambition, resolve and curiosity of a leader who galvanized the opposition to President Vladimir Putin

Yulia Navalnaya has accused the Russian authorities of hiding Navalnys body in order to wait for traces of the nerve agent to disappear.