alexei navalny was more outhful russians. alexei navalny was more youthful than _ russians.was more youthful than president _ russians. alexei navalny was more youthful than president putin, - russians. alexei navalny was more youthful than president putin, had| russians. alexei navalny was more | youthful than president putin, had a knack for connecting with younger people, energising huge crowds, speaking the language that young people in russia speak, leading the people in russia speak, leading the people against the policies pursued by the kremlin and so many of his supporters are saying now that this is what he had to pay the ultimate price for his effectiveness as an opposition leader, and in the past five minutes, a key associate of alexei navalny, he is saying that people have started being admitted to the present comedy territory around the church where the ceremony is about to begin. not the church itself,, the supporters who have turned up there. so it looks like it is not certain itself who exactly will be allowed into the church to attend the religious ceremony

a very brief ceremony for i alexei navalny hasjust concluded in alexei navalny has just concluded inh in south moscow. images being circulated on social media shall alexei navalny�*s mother inside the church right next to his coffin seeing a final goodbye to her son. we will take a quick listen in... —— selling a final goodbye. —— saying a final goodbye. this is from a little earlier. this is from people queueing just before hand. we interrupted you there. to carry on. hand. we interrupted you there. to car on. . , carry on. the latest videos emerging from outside — carry on. the latest videos emerging from outside the _ carry on. the latest videos emerging from outside the church _ carry on. the latest videos emerging from outside the church show- carry on. the latest videos emerging from outside the church show alexei| from outside the church show alexei navalny�*s coffin being taken to the ceremony a short distance away from the church with people throwing flowers onto his motorcade chanting his name, so emotional scenes there and the police appear to be standing back, not interve

alexei navalny's allies.ing those incredible images of the church, what we are seeing is alexei navalny's coffin being brought out by paul bettors there and a photo being carried off his image ahead of the procession. let's listen in... chanting as you can hear, the crowds chanting mr navalny's name, the crowds outside the church watching the coffin being brought to the hearse, that procession there, and as you can see there is a bit of picture break—up but we have been saying there have been issues with mobile coverage there, which is how by a lot of people there have been struggling to get out live pictures from there so bear with us from the footage, but you can hear very clearly, can't you, the response from the crowd, them chanting a little earlier as the bells ring out from the church of the —— from the church of the icon of our lady quench my sorrow in moscow, is the funeral of the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, comes to an end. the crowds carrying red roses and other flowers. end. the crow

alexei navalny suddenly died in _ kremlin. alexei navalny suddenly died in a — kremlin.. the causes of his death are still unclear even though his family has an— still unclear even though his family has an official paper saying the death— has an official paper saying the death was natural, but his team wants— death was natural, but his team wants to — death was natural, but his team wants to investigate what exactly has happened to alexei navalny so for hundreds of people today, hundreds and hundreds of people who gathered _ hundreds and hundreds of people who gathered at that cemetery and church in moscow _ gathered at that cemetery and church in moscow this feels a very special and sombre day. some say they feel the hope _ and sombre day. some say they feel the hope was lost. others say they will keep— the hope was lost. others say they will keep on fighting for a free russia, — will keep on fighting for a free russia, the future of russia as they see it. _ russia, the future of russia as they see it. but — russia, the future of russia as they see it, but definitely it

alexei navalny hasjust posted on alexei navalny has just posted on social media saying, i'm sorry, i'mo that is from. used to be a key figure in the hunters of alexei navalny, a key figure, and he is obviously outside of russia at the moment. i've met

kira yarmysh, who is alexey navalny's was alexey navalny's spokes woman spokesperson said there is a problem though, and the latest problem is that the body of navalny has not yet been handed over to the team, to the family and so they could mean there are some delays taking place to the funeral services that have been planned. the funeral is beds beginning about an afternoon with that good that could slide according to navalny's team, there have been a whole host of obstacles that have been set up by the authorities to delay and >> disrupt these proceedings. for instance since last night the navalny team said they were unable to get a hearse to book a hearse to take the coffin from the church to the south cemetery where it's going to be finally, when volunteers are finally going to be laid to rest, it was a whole problem getting a church and a cemetery books in the first place. no one wanted to take the body of alexey navalny. and of course, there was a big delay as well in the handover of the remains of alexey navalny to the family, it took the authorities about eight days in order

. - alexei navalny will be? i think it will be a lasting legacy. i - alexei navalny will be?lasting legacy. i think. will be a lasting legacy. i think his bravery will be something of a legend. i think he will be valued in russia. i think eventually, not in the moment so much unfortunately, but i think he will hold his place in russian history. we will see that in russian history. we will see that in the coming decades.— in the coming decades. thank you very much- _ in the coming decades. thank you very much. these _ in the coming decades. thank you very much. these are _ in the coming decades. thank you very much. these are the - in the coming decades. thank you very much. these are the live - very much. these are the live pictures we were keeping an ion. the cemetery in moscow where the burial service has taken place of alexei navalny. you were just listening to the voices of the opposition. you could hear the frustration in her voice. and the opposition outside russia will not have the impact she would want. and yet conviction that alexei navalny will have an enduring lega

this is the image that has come mao to release from navalny's team of alexei navalny's open casket during the funeral today this morning. i mean, this is an image that the world should see. it needs to see. >> but just what you >> think of one these images coming out and to what we just saw all with matthew chance, the people who are willing to stop and talk >> i think it's pretty incredible k that the kremlin has done absolutely everything in their power to try to play this down, to try to minimize it, to try to prevent it from escalating into some kind of demonstration. of sorts. and that included, by the way, jamming signals. people were not able to well, our own matthew chance was not able to get his live shot up, but also the navalny team who had been live streaming from the church were not able to do that signals. stop jamming when the church service was over and when alexei navalny's body was moved on to the cemetary. but you can see that extraordinary haunting image, frankly of his coffin covered in flowers and the mourners, his mother, you can see by the coffin on her knee he's p

then, mr putin's first public comments on the death ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny.ranslation: you may be surprised, but a few days i before mr navalny died, some colleagues of mine told me there was an idea to exchange him for certain people in prison in the west. you can believe it or not. i said, "i agree," even before he had finished talking. but what happened, happened. election results on russian tv, not a hold your breath moment. "the winner, by a mile and a half, vladimir putin." "what an incredible level of support and unity around the figure of putin," he says. "and a powerful signal to the west." but in this race, vladimir putin was, from the start, unbeatable. there were other candidates. but no serious challenger. potential rivals here are swiftly removed from the political stage, forced into exile or put injail. and elections, tightly controlled by the kremlin. but if they couldn't win, mr putin's opponents could at least protest. and they did, in many parts of russia. opposition figures had called on russians to flood polling stations at midday, to vot

you see alexei navalny as uniquely brave among russian protest leaders. >> alexei navalny lead with loveom bravery, this is a really important -- he was able to install this vision of the beautiful russia of the future, not just with words, but with actions. and with his love to his country, and he was willing to sacrifice everything, including his own life, for this country. and we witnessed one of the most beautiful modern love stories of alexei navalny and his wife, yulia. and it's heartbreaking that putin murdered not just alexei but also this beautiful love story. >> you mentioned something about vladimir putin here that is soon as i read it it made perfect sense about part of his motivation in relation to alexei navalny. you see people say mr. putin feared alexei, but i think the reason he wanted to get rid of alexei was another emotion, a darker more sinister one. it was and the. as soon as i read, that it made perfect sense. dictators know they are not really admired. they know that what they have is fear. they don't have envy. but your observation of that is so powerful in there

then, mr putin's first public comments on the death ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny.ranslation: you may be surprised, but a few days i before mr navalny died, some colleagues of mine told me there was an idea to exchange him for certain people in prison in the west. you can believe it or not. i said, "i agree," even before he had finished talking. but what happened happened. election results on russian tv, not a hold your breath moment. "the winner, by a mile and a half, vladimir putin." "what an incredible level of support and unity around the figure of putin," he says. "and a powerful signal to the west." but in this race, vladimir putin was, from the start, unbeatable. there were other candidates but no serious challenger. potential rivals here are swiftly removed from the political stage, forced into exile or put injail. and elections, tightly controlled by the kremlin. but if they couldn't win, mr putin's opponents could at least protest. and they did, in many parts of russia. opposition figures had called on russians to flood polling stations at midday, to vote

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respects to kremlin critic alexei navalny. iranians float in the first election since the country was rocked by nationwide protests. also coming up on the road today. —— world. could this be a eurovision winter? revealing the song that is this years uk entry. welcome to the world today. growing international pressure from a full investigation now more than a hundred palestinians died as they crowded around an aid convoy in northern gaza yesterday. the uk foreign secretary david cameron described yesterday's events is horrific and is called the aids situation in gaza unacceptable. israeli army is that the soldiers opened fire at one point but most of the deaths are caused by a crush of lorries running people over. our special correspondent working with bbc verify has spent the day piecing together more details of what happened and i should warn you, this contains distressing images. shots cracked through the night. people start to move. then run to get away. in this section of the crowd there is panic. as casualties streamed in

you see alexei navalny as uniquely brave among russian protest leaders. >> alexei navalny lead with loveside from bravery, this is a really important -- he was able to install this vision of the beautiful russia of the future, not just with words, but with actions. and with his love to his country , and he was willing to sacrifice everything, including his own life, for this country. and we witnessed one of the most beautiful modern love stories of alexei navalny and his wife, yulia. and it's heartbreaking that putin murdered not just alexei but also this beautiful love story. >> you mentioned something about vladimir putin here that is soon as i read it it made perfect sense about part of his motivation in relation to alexei navalny. you see people say mr. putin feared alexei, but i think the reason he wanted to get rid of alexei was another emotion, a darker more sinister one. it was and the. as soon as i read, that it made perfect sense. dictators know they are not really admired. they know that what they have is fear. they don't have envy. but your observation of that is so powerful

thousands gather to say goodbye to alexei navalny two weeks after his death.ans said to the polls for the first time since antigovernment protests. one of more than 50 countries holding major elections this year. welcome to world news america. u.s. president joe biden announced plans friday for a military airdrop of food and aid supplies into gaza in the coming days, saying, we need to do more and the united states will do more. other countries including jordan, the u.k., and france have carried out aid drops into gaza. the desperation for supplies is growing. according to the united nations, at least a quarter of the population is uno the brink of famine. data groups have criticized -- aid groups have criticized air drops as an inefficient way to provide relief. 116 palestinians were killed as they crowded around and aid facility in northern gaza. the israeli army admits soldiers opened fire at one point, but says most deaths were caused by crash or vehicles running people over. this report contains some expressing -- distressing images. >> shots cracked thro

what do you have to say about the death of alexey navalny? donald trump has the man you've indoors for president then has not spoken about alexey navalny in a laudatory way since his passing in a siberian prison, what do you have to say about the death of alexey navalny and what it means for the west well, i think it's clearly this is a pattern of putin. putin is a murderer >> he, it's basically a country that's not the way we would think about a country where you've got a president who's elected. i mean, it's basically a large criminal organization and putins at the top of it. he's been stealing from the russian people to make himself one of the rich just people on the world. and he's eliminating enemies like a mob boss >> do you think that donald trump should speak more forcefully about the positive role that you say navalny is playing. >> well, i think that's up to president trump, but i think what clearly we're in this situation where biden with his policy of appeasement is put us in a position where the entire world is less safe and whet

i had a word with her, she said that alexei - her, she said that alexei navalny would have been delightedt today and she said that although this election, so—called election, the outcome is predetermined, she says it is predetermined, she says it is nonetheless important for people to come out and show their solidarity. joining me live is maria snegovaya, seniorfellow for russia and eurasia at the center for strategic and international studies. i want to ask you about these results first, not being called a free or i want to ask you about these results first, not being called fair election but a fair big victory nonetheless vladimir putin how you will average this victory? do you think he will claim that he won nearly 90% of the vote in this election? it nearly 9096 of the vote in this election? , , , election? it is pretty horrifying. _ election? it is pretty horrifying, not - election? it is pretty i horrifying, not because election? it is pretty - horrifying, not because of the numbers. it will probably another record of new electoral fraud and manipulation, but this number is more ref

alexei navalny's team was - re well. alexei navalny's team was pretty large- _ well.pretty large. presumably all- well. alexei navalny's team was pretty large. presumably all of. pretty large. presumably all of those people will be pretty alarmed by what they have seen playing out. they will be they should be. the basic message putin wants to send to everybody is that you are not safe anywhere in the world. this message is notjust anywhere in the world. this message is not just for the anywhere in the world. this message is notjust for the colleagues of alexei navalny but everyone. he wants people to be scared, he wants politicians to be scared, he wants activists to be scared, russians elsewhere to be scared. find activists to be scared, russians elsewhere to be scared.- activists to be scared, russians elsewhere to be scared. and in that sense, is elsewhere to be scared. and in that sense. is that _ elsewhere to be scared. and in that sense, is that working? _ elsewhere to be scared. and in thatj sense, is that working? absolutely, it works very _ sense, is that work

and i think it's interesting that suddenly, he decided to mention alexei navalny. of the service he could barely suppress a smile when talking about how alexei navalny was unexpectedly died in their planning on exchanging him for a prisoner swap with the west and this was all very disingenuous on vladimir putin's part and he and his colleagues in the kremlin orchestrated alexei navalny�*s murder and that gives them a great deal of satisfaction but again, ithink a great deal of satisfaction but again, i think we can expect more repression in the short term and i think the biggest problem now for vladimir putin is that there really is a shortage of soldiers on the battlefield, no matter what the generals say, it seems it will be necessary for president putin to call for a new mobilisation of soldiers. and i think this is what could really cause a huge amount of dissatisfaction among the population because remember, in september 2022, when he had the mobilisation of 300,000 russian soldiers, there was a lot of unhappiness and a lot of discontent among the public and i

told alexei navalny�*s mother she had to have a secret burial.d the law to them. and, you know, there is vladimir putin, who puts himself forward as the saviour of real christianity, so i think in the end they did have to back down. the question is, what's going to be the follow—up? in other words, what's going to happen to all these thousands of people who did show up today? indeed, and in terms of the kremlin trying this from going ahead, what do you think their concern was? they didn't want a big public demonstration of grief and of opposition to putin. that's why they tried to prevent it from happening and they even — until the last moment, the poorfamily of navalny wouldn't even find the company to transport the hearse to the church, and in the end they did. so i think one thing this maybe was a way for the kremlin to see how many people showed up and then to hope that maybe this will now die down and this was a one—off event. it is the biggest protest since before the beginning of the russian—ukraine war. so i think that is what they will b

and alexei navalny, continuing _ reach one way or another.ay or another. and alexei navalny, continuing to be _ reach one way or another. and alexei navalny, continuing to be a _ reach one way or another. and alexei navalny, continuing to be a thorn - reach one way or another. and alexei navalny, continuing to be a thorn in l navalny, continuing to be a thorn in the side of president putin. these protest, and you know, coming out at midday, navalny for midday, would that have done anything apart from irritate him?— irritate him? well, i think irritation, _ irritate him? well, i think irritation, this _ irritate him? well, i think irritation, this is - irritate him? well, i think irritation, this is a - irritate him? well, i think. irritation, this is a sensitive creme, so that is certainly true. navalny has a reach from beyond the grave. people will remember him for a long time, longer than this farcical election. but they have an uphill struggle. they need to reinvent itself to work out how and to whom it can make a difference, thatis to who

it did not start with the murdering alexei navalny.d her business -- they destroyed alexei navalny's mother's business. i think the reason they caved in was a massive public campaign demanding the release of the body. in fact, [indiscernible] our platform gathered over 100,000 submissions demanding the body be released. geoff: isn't the kremlin impervious to outside pressure or at least they are thought to be? >> not exactly. it is quite clear that the kremlin is still concerned about public attention on russia and that is why it is important that western viewers and western media, that you keep your eyes peeled on what is going on in russia and at the kremlin and especially what is going on with political prisoners of home there is over 1000 in russia right now. it is important to keep attention on them. geoff: alexei navalny was buried to the soundtrack of his favorite movie, terminator two what is the significance? >> his symbolic significance and the meaning of his campaign in russia, he wanted to give hope to ordinary russians. i

thank ou ve alexei navalny ever existed.e left—wing maverick george galloway has swept to victory in the rochdale by—election. his campaign centred on his support for the palestinian cause in a town in greater manchester that has a large asian muslim community. keir starmer, this is for gaza. you have paid, and you will pay a high price for the role that you have played in enabling, encouraging and covering for the catastrophe presently going on in occupied palestine in the gaza strip. live now to rochdale — and our news correspondent rowan bridge, who is at the galloway headquaters for us. talk us through what the reaction has been there today. it’s has been there today. it's interesting _ has been there today. it's interesting - _ has been there today. it�*s interesting — george galloway is a colourful and controversial character over his career, which has spanned four decades. he's a politician who undoubtedly has a rhetorical flourish and an ability to fire up his base of support — but he's also quite a divisive characte

i'm sure that there was no other option for alexei navalny — otherwise, it wouldn't be alexei navalnywe never, ever had a discussion of whether he should go or stay. i mean, ijust asked you whether you regretted that you didn't have that discussion. you're telling me, well, it would have been pointless, but i mean, you could have tried. we could have tried many things differently. life has a way of making decisions and going through some forks. but i mean... ..regretting the past... ..is not really useful. the decisions that were taken were taken in that context, in that mood, in that historical moment. it was before the war, of course. what we didn't expect was the level of craziness that vladimir putin had. that's true that, when he returned to russia injanuary 202i, no—one expected that putin would just, like, start a full—scale war on the european continent just in the year after. and when it happened, we realised how crazy putin actually is, and how we actually underestimated it. and then we started to try our best to get alexei out of there, to get him out of russia. yeah — i ha

told alexei navalny�*s mother she had to have a secret aerial.er guns and quoted the law to them. and, you know, there is vladimir putin who put himself forward as the saviour of bureau —— in the end they had to back down. the question is, what is going to be the follow—up? in other words, what is going to happen to all these thousands of people who did show up today? indeed and in terms of the kremlin trying to stop this from going ahead. what do you think they concern was? , �* ., ., , was? they didn't want a big ublic was? they didn't want a big public demonstration - was? they didn't want a big public demonstration of - was? they didn't want a big | public demonstration of grief and of opposition to vladimir putin. that is why they tried to prevent it from happening and they even — and for the last moment, the poorfamily of navalny wouldn't even find the company to transport the hearse to the church and in the end they did. so i think one thing this may be was away for the kremlin to see how many people showed up and sent to hope that maybe t

we can see these live pictures _ alexei navalny existed.live pictures from _ alexei navalny existed. we can see these live pictures from the - alexei navalny existed. we can see | these live pictures from the russian embassy in berlin, yulia navalnaya in amongst the crowd protesting. for others to go in voting, has vitaly shevchenko said. let's go to the russian embassy in west london. give us a sense of the picture there. i think it is a very different picture here, actually, because while you are not allowed slogans or placards or anything like that, of that kind in russia, it is very different here in russia, it is very different here in london, actually, and if you have a quick look over my shoulder i would say we have something like well over 1000 people at the moment, it is hard to get an exact figure, but that q stretches back for well over a mile, but that q stretches back for well overa mile, probably but that q stretches back for well over a mile, probably two to fall deep at a time and it is significant and a lot of the people we

there was a message about the death of alexei navalny, he courageously resisted corruption, violencee government did putin. we must provide funding so that ukraine can defend itself from putin’s brutal attacks and war crimes. almost all the leaders of the countries of the civilized world have expressed their condolences for the death of navalny and blaming vladimir putin for this. well , cool, and no one cares. why does putin need to kill navalny 2 months before the elections? what's the point for all this to start, what's the point? this means that it is not putin who benefits from this, but who, those who don’t want , mortally don’t want putin to win these elections, well, look, i’m not an investigator, i’m not a prosecutor, i’m not an artist, we have such a proverb, a saying we have one, i’m an artist, i drank my place at the buffet in the morning, i’m free all day, but in my opinion profession, acting, even... also , a role, you analyze its logic, you try when some text or something appears to understand the meaning of what was said, if you analyze what happened, look, this is no

alexei navalny�*s team was pretty large.ut. they will be and they should be. the basic message putin wants to send to everybody is that you are not safe anywhere in the world. this message is not just for the colleagues of alexei navalny but everyone. he wants people to be scared, he wants politicians to be scared, he wants activists to be scared, russians elsewhere to be scared. and in that sense, is that working? absolutely, it works very perfectly. he sends these messages, very symbolic messages, it is a mafia style thing, you don't have to kill or attack everybody, just a few highly symbolic people and everybody gets the message, and the message has been generated loud and clear, that's what he wants to tell everybody. until we stand up to him and punish him for doing these things he will carry on. a final thought, and you touched on it twice, you ended that thought on where i want to go, you are clearly saying not enough was done after the death of alexei navalny. what in concrete terms should the international communit

that is how —— alexei navalny.ppening. to your average russian tv viewer, thisjust isn't happening. in his state of the nation address yesterday, president vladimir putin did not mention alexei navalny either. but it is still possible to access independent media sources from within russia. it's difficult, you have to use various technical tricks. people within russia are still able to see is going on around the late opposition leader.- the late opposition leader. thank ou. our the late opposition leader. thank you. our russia _ the late opposition leader. thank you. our russia editor. _ let's speak to samuel ramani, an associate fellow at the rusi think—tank, and author of the book, �*putin's war on ukraine.�* what evidence do you think there is that mr navalny�*s support has been reinvigorated, and how much has been suppressed further by the authorities?— suppressed further by the authorities? , , ., authorities? rush is not releasing much information _ authorities? rush is not releasing much information about - a

alexei navalny's suworters _ elections. alexei navalny's supporters have _ elections.en - elections. alexei navalny's. supporters have been called elections. alexei navalny's- supporters have been called to come to polling stations on sunday, the third and final day of the voting. and she urged them to just be there, if they want to, they can vote. if they don't want to vote they can just be there and see each other and show how many of them there are. but that's precisely the problem his wife and the position in russia is facing at the moment. this is pretty much all they can do is just be there without actively voicing their opposition to vladimir putin and his policies. because if they start doing that they become a target and they face fines, time in prison or worse in alexei navalny's case. thank you for the context. let's speak to natasha lindstaedt, professor in the department of government at the university of essex. she has been studying these issues closely. thank you forjoining us. we have talked about the opposition the with our correspondence and the lack

i'm sure that... ..there was no other option for alexei navalny — otherwise, it wouldn't be alexei navalnywe never, ever had a discussion of whether he should go or stay. i mean, ijust asked you whether you regretted that you didn't have that discussion. you're telling me, well, it would have been pointless, but i mean, you could have tried. we could have tried many things differently. life has a way of making decisions and going through some forks. but i mean... ..regretting the past... ..is not really useful. the decisions that were taken were taken in that context, in that mood, in that historical moment. it was before the war, of course. what we didn't expect was the level of craziness that vladimir putin had. that's true that, when he returned to russia injanuary 202i, no—one expected that putin would just, like, start a full—scale war on the european continentjust in the year after. and when it happened, we realised how crazy putin actually is, and how we actually underestimated it. and then we started to try our best to get alexei out of there, to get him out of russia. yeah. i have

if we remember novodvorskaya’s words about navalny, we talked about this today, remember, alexey navalny

supporters of alexei navalny defy police presence at 3 moscow church — where the late russian oppositioneader's funeral is expected to be held in the next hour. this is the scene live where people are gathering and in the last few minutes navalny�*s spokesperson has said his body is being handed over by the russian authority. and israel faces mounting international criticism over the deaths of more than 100 palestinians — killed while trying to get much needed aid in northern gaza. hello, i'm luxmy gopal. here in the uk, the left—wing maverick george galloway has won the rochdale by—election. mr galloway — who won by almost 6,000 votes — made his support for the palestinian cause his dominant campaign theme in the constituency, which has a large asian muslim community. so, here are the figures. after george galloway comes local man david tully, who finished second receiving 21.3% of the votes, beating the conservative candidate paul ellison, the absent former labour candidate azhar ali and the liberal democrat candidate iain donaldson. reform uk thought they'd do better. the leader richa

what did not happen because of the death of alexei navalny.— of alexei navalny.id he have to say about the protests we had i to say about the protests we had seen earlier today on sunday? he was cuite seen earlier today on sunday? he was quite dismissive _ seen earlier today on sunday? he was quite dismissive saying _ seen earlier today on sunday? he was quite dismissive saying any _ quite dismissive saying any initiative which brings people out to vote _ initiative which brings people out to vote can only be a good thing. this is— to vote can only be a good thing. this is showing how confident he feels _ this is showing how confident he feels after this vote where he has been _ feels after this vote where he has been able — feels after this vote where he has been able to achieve this enormous majority— been able to achieve this enormous majority through whatever means, legitimate or illegitimate. but he knows _ legitimate or illegitimate. but he knows now that he has no rivals at all and _ knows now that he has no rivals at all and he — knows now that he has no

listen, alexey navalny inspires panic in me, right?d crowds, and even with a nazi slant, is not brought up at rallies, people light up at rallies, no one comes to rallies to think, much less think about the fact that the rally participants are wrong, and i am very frightened by this wave that is now rising, because that she is rising not only against putin, she is rising for the undemocratic... believers in the agents, gelman and roizman. listen. i think he will be canonized over time. this will not happen immediately, but many people already have this awareness, and over time it will be canonized. he said that i think his life is death, his return to russia, his speeches at the trial, his sacrificial and conscious ascent to the chopping block. finally , i see his murder as only one parallel with christ. it’s normal, but it so happened that christ did not have a wife, but navalny did, so now i want to talk about her. this is also interesting and very revealing. look, 3 days after navalny’s death, february 19, yulia navalnaya. makes the

one thing we have heard is that alexei navalny's family wanted | that alexei navalny's family wantedons. there are still questions about how navalny _ elections. there are still questions about how navalny died. _ elections. there are still questions about how navalny died. we - elections. there are still questions about how navalny died. we don't| about how navalny died. we don't know for sure. prison officials have said that it was natural causes. 0bviously his team says that he has been murdered. his widow, yulia, says the government is responsible. having a powerful image of people filing by the casket is going to put a lot of pressure on the government if they don't allow people to go. it has been two weeks since his death. how would you say the kremlin has performed to contained the fallout and limit interests?— and limit interests? yulia navalny is in europe. _ and limit interests? yulia navalny is in europe, not— and limit interests? yulia navalny is in europe, not russia, - and limit interests? yulia navalny is in europe, not russia, so - and limit interests? yulia navalny i

that's seems something that alexei navalny would do, right? but it seems that that's the way that alexey navalny in the way he kind showed his defiance, often was with humor and doing it his way. >> i want to play for you what we heard from two people who were within the procession that matt, our correspondent, matthew chance, spoke with because it is i find it so remarkable that people brave that people would stop and speak is in a limited way about why they were there this morning. let me play this for you >> why if you come here today with so many other russians to payers bag yes, it's symbolic value for people who don't agree with everything that's happened in russia, right? i can be specific because we can say like but the words, you know, it's risky for you to be here. yeah, it's certainly risky. why take them >> because that's my stance on vegas. and i believe that's to show oh solidarity that you are not the one who is has to deal with this >> all right. so thank you very much. i've got i've got polina. i mean, here as well >> the fact

people have been detained for paying their respects to alexey navalny. are you concerned about the risk you are taking all why >> because it's my slogan not to think about risks. do what you should do >> you hold putin responsible for the death of alexey navalny or yes. >> definitely no doubt. no doubt kremlin denies it. they say they said eve ever see i agree with ford vague. have done bad. i would be the first to applaud >> all right. well, this is the hearse, the van which is taking the body of alexey navalny into this church on the outskirts of moscow, where russia will finally bid farewell to one of its most prominent opposition figures. you can see thousands of people from all over the region of turned out to pay their respects clapping as his body enters for that funeral service. are you surprised that you'll forces have allowed dispute to go ahead. >> i don't know it say about in regards i think it would be a huge mistake to not allowed to do it because there's so many people and they came here to pay pay the last respect to alexey and alexey for

there was a message about the death of alexei navalny.all the terrible things that putin’s government did. we must provide funding so ukraine can defend itself against putin's brutal attacks and war crimes. that is, if you objectively analyze biden’s speech, so to speak, before the people, the logic is this, navalny. putin killed, so we need it’s normal to continue the war in ukraine , in buzin’s garden, in kiev, uncle joe, that is , in a minimum period of time, like a carbon copy, almost all the leaders of the countries of the civilized world expressed their condolences over the death of navalny, and the accusation of this. vladimir putin, well, he’s great, and no one cares why putin needs to kill navalny 2 months before the elections, what’s the point? for all this to begin, what’s the point? this means that it’s not beneficial for putin, but for those who don’t want it, who don’t want it to death, so that putin wins these elections , well, look, i’m not an investigator, i’m not a prosecutor , i’m not an artist, we have such a proverb,

so i support alexei navalny, i hope that all of us who support him, everyone in the world, who supportor another, with any mention of ours, they will not allow the authorities to commit a crime that they... 4 years ago i was already ready to commit . exactly 2 days after chichvarkin’s speech, that is , on february 16, 2024, the administration of the russian supreme soviet for the yamalo-neninets autonomous okrug reports the sudden death of alexei navalny in a correctional colony. this message appears on the website. uvsin at 14:19 this on february 16th itself. it was reported that after a walk on february 16, the prisoner felt unwell, lost consciousness, medical workers arrived at the institution immediately, an ambulance was called , resuscitation measures did not give positive results, doctors confirmed the death of the convict, its causes are being established. this will be another heinous crime of the putin regime at the same time, that is, at 14:35 on the same february 16, norwegian foreign minister bart eide writes: deeply saddened by the news of the death navalny, the russian go

after the selection vladimir putin mentioned alexei navalny by name.tin would like to turn that page. you want to draw a line through the past. he tried to put some kind of dignity to alexei navalny in death, saying it was a tragic event, but also acknowledging that happened without denying it, but also seeing that is our past, now we are going into a different future. but it was quite a dignified gesture and i think it will be appreciated as such. how is the election being viewed globally? what is the reaction when it comes to the legitimacy of the selections? western leaders have never had any reason to like putin so these elections are really did not face any real competition, does not improve his legitimacy in their eyes. the same thing can be said about the ukrainian leadership. in terms of turnout, of rations trying to vote, that was quite astounding, unprecedented. scenes of people queueing for six or seven hours in front of russian embassies, that is something that has never been seen. you measured ukrainian leadership. how did ukraine factor i

alexey's death was reported navalny.e war in ukraine, normally, in buzin’s garden, in kiev , uncle joe, that is, in a minimum period of time, like a carbon copy, almost all the leaders of the countries of the civilized world expressed their condolences over the death of navalny and the accusation in that. vladimir putin, well, great, and no one cares why putin needs to kill navalny 2 months before the elections, what’s the point for all this to start, what’s the point? this means that it is not beneficial for putin, but for whom? those who don’t want, really don’t want putin to win these elections, well, look. i’m not an investigator, i’m not a prosecutor , i’m not, i’m an artist, we have such a proverb, we have a saying, we have, i’m an artist, my place is at the buffet, i drank in the morning, i’m free all day, but according to my profession, acting , even in the director’s department, too, when some text or some role appears, you analyze its logic, you try to understand the meaning of what was said, but if you analyze

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his reelection comes just weeks after his most influential political opponent, alexei navalny, died inrison. his widow has accused vladimir putin of killing her husband which the kremlin denies. at a news conference sunday celebrating his reelection, he spoke about alexei navalny for the first time since his death. he claimed he was ready to listen to deals for a prisoner swap to release alexei navalny but said what happened happened. the wife responded to those comments online, saying "what a coward, called by last name only after he was killed." on monday large crowds gathered at moscow's red square to mark the 10 year anniversary of russia's annexation of crimea. president putin gave a short address. the bbc's russia editor steve rosenberg reports now on the display of public support for putin and on where russia goes from here. >> vladimir putin! reporter: after the landslide came the love. vladimir putin, portrayed by the kremlin as a national hero. marking 10 years since russia annexed crimea. long live russia, he cried. cue the national anthem. and some kremlin choreography, to

the list includes alexei navalny, who died in prison last month. but navalny was by no means the first putin opponent to die an untimely death. let's start with the late boris nemtsov. nemtsov had been an ally of putin's predecessor, boris yeltsin. when putin emerged from relative obscurity to grab the presidency, nemtsov became a noisy opponent and in 2015, he was shot dead close to the kremlin. who ordered the assassination? well, the truth has never come out, but putin's opponents have little doubt. in 2011, i went to moscow to meet boris nemtsov, who was then putin's biggest, highest profile critic. putin became a successor and became the president because berezovsky was his friend. and berezovsky supported him very much and berezovsky financed his campaign. you know that putin rule is, if you are a friend, you can do whatever you want. if you are an enemy, you will be injail, right? even if they had just one case of corruption, my corruption, believe me, we will never talk in the hardtalk on bbc. you will came to the prison maybe, maybe not, i

in life too, alexei navalny could bring out the crowds.he was dangerous to the kremlin. the men he called crooks and thieves. in 2020, navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent and nearly died. but he recovered to fly back to moscow, saying he had to stand up for what he believed him. he was arrested on arrival. alexei navalny died in an arctic prison. much of his time there was spent in a punishment cell. his family claim he was killed. we don't know that, but we do know he was locked up for his politics. and russia's president still hasn't commented. vladimir putin is up for real action this month. the kremlin once all the talk to the office power and popularity, not of protest. —— all the talk to be of his power and popularity. so, cameras were banned from church, but some images did get out. a last glimpse of a man once so vibrant, now in his open coffin and mourned by russians, for whom the prospect of political change now seems so remote. sarahjoins me sarah joins me now, sarahjoins me now, sarah who reported from moscow for many years

alexei navalny inspires panic in me horror, how the future leader of maddened crowds , and even with, is not brought up at rallies, people light up at rallies, no one comes to rallies to think, much less think about the fact that the rally participants are wrong, and this wave that now it’s rising, because it’s not only rising against putin. the sale of rosneft and gazprom, when we recently sat with navalny and discussed how we will become a natural russian asset. said i think his life is death, his return to russia, his speeches at the trial, his sacrificial and conscious ascent to the scaffold, finally his murder, only one parallel is not seen, with christ. normal, but it so happened that christ did not have a wife, but navalny did, now i want to talk about her, this is also interesting and very revealing, look, three days after navalny’s death on february 19, yulia navalnaya makes the following statement : hello, this is yulia navalnaya, today for the first time on... the channel, i want to address you, me i shouldn’t have been in this place, i shouldn’t have recorded this video,

alexei navalny was laid to rest.d played music from terminator two and the sinnott -- sinatra classic "my way ." 's way had been to challenge the kremlin, and he had lost. steve rosenberg, moscow. christian: --met alexei navalny back in 2011. your reflections on what you witnessed in moscow today? >> good evening. it is an astonishing sight of today's atmosphere of repression in russia, to see thousands of brave russians out in the streets, when it has been proven in the past that protests, kgb infiltrators can in plain get into the crowd and antagonize the population in order to spur more hard-line actions from the police and authorities. my principal reaction is one of deep sadness, for the mother and father, brother and husband. they have lost their other halves, etc. russia does not have another navalny. there is not another one waiting in the wings right now. christian: that is an interesting point you made. i asked earlier in the week who was going to carry the mantle? not only oppose vladimir putin, but lift t