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People gathered in the center of Belgrade on February 24 and marched to Republic Square, where they lit candles and held a minute of silence for the victims of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) vowed on February 24 to support Ukraine for as long as needed in its war against Russia and said they would look for ways to make Moscow pay for the damage inflicted by its invasion.
A Bulgarian lawmaker who has been sanctioned by the United States and Britain for alleged corruption, has been elected a co-president of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms at the party’s national convention in Sofia.
Self-exiled Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky says the Kremlin wants to keep Aleksei Navalny's funeral secret because it fears a public ceremony could trigger street protests. Speaking to Current Time on February 22, Khodorkovsky said Russian President Vladimir Putin "is afraid" that an outpouring of grief might lead to demonstrations and clashes in Moscow on the eve of Russian elections.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely refusing to release the body of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who died in prison on February 16, because it fears a massive outpouring of grief and support just ahead of a presidential election, Mikhail Khodorkovsky said.