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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.