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

navalny.er 25, 2023 , they were sent to a correctional colony in the village of kharp, yamalo, nenets autonomous okrug, this colony was called the polar wolf. as time goes by, both supporters and opponents gradually begin to forget about mr. navalny, well, in fact, this can be explained, because a special military operation begins for... huge amounts of money are transferred to the military needs of ukraine, part of this money disappears, and what’s more, some of the weapons that comes there, suddenly finds himself in the hands of terrorists, as we know, in africa, in the middle east, completely monstrous events occur related to the mockery of our captured, and most importantly, practically on the eve of... elections in the united states , the most terrible thing is happening - this is the announced, advertised, promised counter-offensive, it fails completely, thousands of people die, our troops take avdiivka and advance quite confidently, tearing apart the ukrainian front . things are no bett

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

, or the leaders — closest allies of navalny, or the leaders of— closest allies of navalny, or the leaderss of his movement, they are currently outside of russia. for people — currently outside of russia. for people who remain in russia it would be incredibly hard to organise and try to _ be incredibly hard to organise and try to rebuild the organisation which — try to rebuild the organisation which alexei managed to build over russia _ which alexei managed to build over russia. rhys it is a double—edged sword _ russia. rhys it is a double—edged sword at — russia. rhys it is a double—edged sword at the moment. and russia. rhys it is a double-edged sword at the moment.— sword at the moment. and from outside russia _ sword at the moment. and from outside russia there _ sword at the moment. and from outside russia there is - sword at the moment. and from outside russia there is also - sword at the moment. and from l outside russia there is also alexei navalny's youtube team —— so it is a double—edged sword at the moment. they are running a youtube channel and you are seeing on your screen ima

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navalny to germany.ial patient landed at the military part of berlin airport. military transport was already waiting. they were accompanied by the police, who cleared the road to the hospital. fire trucks protected from the rear. human life is valuable, and some lives are more valuable than others. what happens next? then the tsunami begins. bacchanali, poisoners, bloody regime, putin personally. on january 17, 2021, mr. navalny returns to russia, although absolutely. he understands that he will be immediately arrested, because after his departure, after violating all the rules and laws that apply to a person who has given a written undertaking not to leave, he is put on the wanted list, in fact, what happens, upon his return he is immediately arrested, that is, look how interesting it is, those people who took navalny out on a private plane, treated them, those people who ... know exactly what awaits him in russia, few those who are convinced that they wanted to kill him there, they send him back , they

navalny. money disappears, moreover, some of the weapons that come there suddenly end up in the hands of terrorists, as we know, in africa, in the middle east, completely monstrous events occur related to the abuse of our prisoners , well, and most importantly, practically... on the eve of the elections in the united states , the most terrible thing is happening, this is the announced, advertised, promised counter-offensive, it fails completely, thousands of people die, our troops are taken avdeevka and are advancing quite confidently, tearing apart the ukrainian front. things are no better for the russian opposition; there is a squabble over the border. accusing each other, that’s just an example , listen, all this liberal riffraff , who continues to tell us about reputation, is working today one way or another to ennoble the monstrous regime, maxim katz publicly said that he doubts navalny’s authorship, knowing full well that this not so, mikhail khodorkovsky publicly questioned navalny’s au

commander of navalny, have they ever heard what valeria ilinichna novodvorskaya said about navalny, whof being a fan of putin’s, so to speak, regime, listen, alexei navalny inspires panic in me horror, like the future leader of maddened crowds, and even with a nazi slant. chechvarkin discussed the sale of rosneft and gazprom, when we recently sat with navalny and discussed how we would naturally. sell the russian property gazprom in parts and rosneft, everyone also agreed that this will require several years of preparation, the bankers must also be very correct, everything must be neat so that the budget receives the maximum price, or as mr. navalny’s assistant vladimir ashurkov asked the officer british intelligence mi-6, we need to play on different chess fields: mass protests, civil initiatives, propaganda. we need to establish contacts with the elite and convey to them that we are reasonable people who will not ruin everything and deprive them of their assets. well, i personally consider the speeches of two, as i understand it, deep believers in agents, gelman and roizman, to be the

and we haven't heard word yet from mr navalny's _ alexei navalny. yet from mr navalny's wife. - word yet from mr navalny's wife. people may but that on the day that his death was announced, she was attending the munich security conference. she was there giving a speech and she received a really long, resounding standing ovation and she gave quite a powerful speech there and it is believed that she is abroad at the moment and we haven't heard from her. but it is a good moment to talk about what her response has been in terms of who was behind mr navalny's death. she is sa in: was behind mr navalny's death. me: is saying that she was behind mr navalny's death. sie: is saying that she will continue her late husband's work from abroad, it is is to be understood. just like many of alexei navalny's supporters, she is blaming vladimir putin personally for her husband's death. i would be extremely surprised if she came back to russia to attend the funeral or do anything else because her activity since his death has violated so many of russia's repressive la

said about navalny.s difficult to accuse of being a fan of putin and putin’s, so to speak, regime, listen, alexey navalny inspires panic horror in me, as the future leader of maddened crowds, and even with a nazi slant, they don’t bring up at rallies, at they light up the rallies, no one comes to the rallies to think, much less think about the fact that... that the rally participants are wrong, and i am very frightened by this wave that is now rising, because it is rising not only against putin, she is rising for the undemocratic future of russia or for the future of fascism, and navalny is one of the potential leaders of this new destruction, i think that mrs. novodvorskaya, when she spoke, did not foresee all this. that mr. navalny’s activities are broader and more ambitious, for example, how mr. navalny was discussed. sales of rosneft and gazprom, when we recently sat with navalny and discussed how we would sell the natural russian heritage of gazprom in parts and rosneft, everyone also agreed that th

navalny to germany.ith a special patient landed at the military part of berlin airport. military transport was already waiting. they were accompanied by the police, who released. understands for sure that he will be immediately arrested, because after his departure, after violating all the rules of the laws that relate to a person who has signed a written undertaking not to leave, he is put on the wanted list, in fact, what happens, upon his return he is immediately arrested, that is, look how interesting it is, those people who took navalny out on a private plane and treated him. who know exactly what awaits him in russia, moreover, who are convinced that they wanted to kill him there, they send him back, they they are squeezing out, although navalny did not want to return, vladimir volfovich zhirinovsky said it very interestingly then, listen, people like navalny are doing what is accepted. all measures to destroy our state, well, everything is obvious, what a scoundrel, they are greeted better than th

3 days before navalny's death.es to the colony and reports that she saw him, he is alive, healthy and cheerful. on wednesday, february 14 , navalny is visited by his lawyer leonid solovyov. later, he also reports that he saw his client in an absolutely normal, healthy, cheerful state. on february 15 , navalny joins the meeting via video link. for some reason chechvar says the following: the regime will degrade further, the position is nothing will not do this, but... i don’t think the opposition will unite in the near future unless irreversible tragic news comes from the prisons or from prison. are you hinting about navalny? so i support alexei navalny, i hope that all of us who support him, everyone in the world, who support him, well, one way or another, with any mention of ours, will not allow the authorities to commit a crime, which they were already ready to commit 4 years ago, but exactly 2 days after chechvarkin’s speech, that is , february 16, 2024, the russian ministry of foreign affairs oskar reports to t

navalny was sent to a correctional colony in...ppening in the states - this is the declared. continues to tell us about his reputation, today he is working one way or another to ennoble the monstrous regime. maxim katz publicly said that he doubted navalny’s authorship, knowing full well that this was not the case. mikhail khodorkovsky publicly questioned the authorship of navalny, alfred koch, who else, all these people are scoundrels. i consider kats a rogue, a swindler, a person with an absolutely disgusting biography. now even listen to singing interviews, he says: we will continue to do investigation. so i support alexei navalny , i hope that all of us who support him, everyone in the world, who support him, well, one way or another with any mention of ours, will not allow the authorities to commit a crime that they were already ready to commit 4 years ago, exactly in 2 days. chichvarkin’s entry, that is, on february 16 , 2024, the russian ministry of foreign affairs for the yamalo-neninets autonomous okrug reports the sudden

navalny's funeral took place on march 1.was not at the funeral, who probably should have been, was his wife. she said loving and only his children, but there were other people, if we remember novodvorskaya’s words about navalny, we talked about this today, remember, alexei navalny inspires panic horror in me, as the future leader of the distraught, that is power, so it was these people who came to the funeral who chanted the slogan glory to heroes, this is bandera’s slogan of neo-nazis in ukraine today, this is the same slogan that we hear from those with whom we are today.

this was classic navalny. in his life he| classic navalny.not to be afraid and thousands came out, defying the kremlin, risking arrest. navalny did it countless times and in many ways this is his last unauthorised rally, gathering. you did many of these in moscow. arrested many times, defying efforts to squash his message. his wife, his children not there. tragic they are not able to be there because of fearing for their lives. and even in death, a show of weakness from the kremlin in putin that they need to repress his followers. we know putin will win another term in elections coming up. sending out police and not giving people the opportunity to say goodbye, someone who symbolised the possibility of democracy and a different future in russia and that dream for the moment seems dead. his wife has said she will keep on his work but operating in exile. the climate in russia as repressive as ever. , ., , ., , ever. the question is where does this leave — ever. the question is where does this leave the _ ever. the question is where does this le

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

navalny's funeral took place on march 1.ieved him, bedinsky was not at the funeral, who probably should have been was his wife, as she said, the only loving one, his children, but there were other people, if we remember the word... and just look at the situation, as if from the height of a travel flight, we came across an article by the writer of our friend, roman nosikov, who is called navalny's special kind corruption, that’s what it says there, let’s better talk about the phenomenon that alexey anatolyevich personifies. the irony of alexey anatolyevich’s fate is that he is claiming the title. himself personified a very special type of corruption, corruption opposition, more than anything else in the world, alexey anatolyevich wanted money. it was this quality that became the reason why foreign intelligence services paid attention to him. alexei is quite rightly accused of being an agent of hostile influence, a delusion and a traitor. that is another type of damage. opposition to the authorities?

navalny’s activities are broader and more ambitious, for example, about how mr. navalny from god.was discussed sale of rosneft and gazprom. when we sat down with navalny recently, we discussed how we would sell the natural russian heritage to gazprom in parts. and rosneft. everyone also agreed that this would require several years of preparation, the bankers must be very good, everything must be neat so that the budget receives the maximum price. or how mr. navalny’s assistant vladimir ashurkov asked british mi6 intelligence officer james williams thomas ford for 10 or 20 million to organize a coup in russia, look if somebody spends, i don't know, 10-20 million dollars to support this, they 're going to get a completely different result. and this is not that much money for those with billions at stake. i'm trying to convey this message in my fundraising campaign, to convey it to leaders in the business community, and so on. we need to play on different chess fields: mass protests, civil initiatives, propaganda. we need to establish contacts with the elite and convey to them that w

navalny.alized in the omsk hospital, later specialists from moscow arrived in omsk. on august 21 at 12:10 a plane from the german brigade arrives in omsk, within 24 hours there is improvement dynamics and a decision is made to send mr. navalny to germany. a special plane with a special patient landed at the military part of berlin airport. military transport was already waiting. they were accompanied by the police, who cleared the road to the hospital. the cars were protected from the rear. human life is valuable, and the lives of some more valuable than others. what happens next? then the tsunami begins. bacchanals, poisoners, bloody regime, putin personally. on january 17 , 2021, mr. navalny returns to russia, although he clearly understands that... he will be immediately arrested, because after his departure, after violating all the rules of the laws that relate to a person who has signed a written undertaking not to leave, he is declared in search, in fact, that’s what happens, upon his re

but now we are getting word from navalny's spokesperson that navalny's body has not yet been released to his relatives. it's not clear why the spokesperson says that some of today's events could naturally be delayed as a consequence, navalny was the most vocal critic of president vladimir putin. he died mysteriously two weeks ago in siberia, but he was serving a 19 year sentence for various crimes officials say he died of natural causes. the kremlin has denied any involvement in navalny's sudden death let's bring back in former cnn moscow bureau chief nathan hodge with me here in london. nathan, before we get onto the broader picture, i think it's probably important to address today on the day of the funeral, the circumstances around navalny's death, i mean, even if they were of natural causes, of course is all speculation. we don't know what he was subjected to the longstanding concerns about his health do mean that there is culpability here, regardless. >> well, i mean, first of all, anyone who's sort of a long-standing observer of the russian prison system sees, you know, quite cle

navalny, the name navalny, a, hold on. let's just pause and look at that. >> this is our our >> it's an image >> of alexey navalny at his funeral in moscow. the first chance we've got gotten to look at that, that open casket, just a remarkable image here this morning. all right, let's bring in north dakota governor doug burgum. he joins me now from bismarck, north dakota. he previously ran against trump for the republican nomination, but has now endorsed him. governor, very grateful to have you here this morning. >> good morning, kasie. great to be with you. >> governor. i want to start with this picture that we just saw of alexey navalny at his funeral at which has concluded in moscow. 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 pat

navalny's funeral took place on march 1.lieved him ; maybe this is his wife, like her... so it was these people who came to the funeral who chanted the slogan glory to the heroes, glory to the heroes, this is the bandera slogan, neo-nazis, in ukraine today, this is the same slogan that we hear from those with who today is waging a war against neo-nazism, it turns out, was not so far from the truth. already in the eleventh year, if we try to throw everything away and just look at the situation, as if from a bird’s eye view, we came across an article by a writer, our friend, roman nosikov, who is called navalny and a special type of corruption, that's what it says there, let's better talk about the phenomenon that alexey anatolyevich personifies. the irony of alexei anatolyevich’s fate is that he, while claiming to be a fighter against corruption, himself personified a very special type of corruption, the corruption of the opposition. more than anything in the world , alexey anatolyevich wanted money. it was this quality that

was that... after all , navalny, navalny, this is not ivanov, petrov or sidorov , it is clear, uncutas they said then in the 17th year, but by the way, this is still a person with a ukrainian surname, she, too, this is also in russia, ugh, did not contribute to the fact that, well, what she wants is not from with a jewish surname, what do you think the conclusions are... in the kremlin after today's farewell to mass, when they shouted down the king , no war, no forgiveness and so on, and whether in principle any conclusions will be drawn, i think that they, i saw how many people there were, i do not think that they took themselves very seriously, uh, to these people, the most important thing, they do not see a leader, ugh, they are a leader, they are not afraid, i am not... i am very, very nice from all sides, that is , just as a woman, just as a person, his wife, i would even say so , that in western society his wife would probably have more success than him, because you know, he, well, i don't want to talk like that day, but he was somewhat not quite adequate in many respects becau

navalny! navalny! we will not give in. they _ opponent. navalny! navalny!e in, they cry. _ opponent. navalny! navalny! we will not give in, they cry. and _ opponent. navalny! navalny! we will not give in, they cry. and suddenly, l not give in, they cry. and suddenly, the climate — not give in, they cry. and suddenly, the climate of _ not give in, they cry. and suddenly, the climate of fear _ not give in, they cry. and suddenly, the climate of fear that _ not give in, they cry. and suddenly, the climate of fear that has - the climate of fear that has descended on russia seemed to clear for a time, despite all the police that were here. no to war, they chanted. in the church, alexei navalny�*s parents sat by the open coffin. as an orthodox priest recited prayers for the soul of the sun. mr na family's death first and foremost a family tragedy. —— mr navalny�*s death. in the service was over the coffin was carried back to the hearse. then from his supporters, a spontaneous show of respect for the man who had challenged the kremlin. with carnations and roses, t

but mr navalny, i'm tempted to say to you, get real.what happened to khodorkovsky, you know what happened to kasparov, who is now in exile. you know what happened. get real? i am real. i can assure you that i'm real. and i have my brother spent his time injail, he took away from his family. and as you mentioned, he is in solitary confinement and they are really torturing him every time when i'm issuing new investigations. so i'm a guy from the real life here in russia and i understand everything. and i do believe that people's support can prevail the strategy, what kind of strategy putin has against me. boris nemtsov, whom you knew very well, was walking down the street just a couple of hundred metres from the kremlin when he was murdered. that is the reality of moscow today. you're not immune from that. in this particular room, we have meeting with him and with the volunteers. we were preparing the big rally. and after this meeting with the volunteers, we went in the street and i was arrested for the 15 days and he was killed a week la

crowd chanting: navalny! navalny. "we won't give in," they cried.limate of fear that has descended on russia seemed to clear, for a time, despite all the police that were here. "no to war," they chanted. in church, alexei navalny�*s parents sat by the open coffin as an orthodox priest recited prayers for the soul of their son. mr navalny�*s death, first and foremost, a family tragedy. when the service was over, the coffin was carried back to the hearse. bells toll then, from his supporters, a spontaneous show of respect for the man who had challenged the kremlin. with carnations and roses, they sent him on his final journey. and the crowds followed. as they walked towards the cemetery, they chanted the kind of anti—government slogans unheard on russian streets for two years. "freedom to political prisoners" and "russia will be free". the authorities did not want alexei navalny�*s funeral to become a very public event, a public display of sympathy for the man who was a vocal critic of the kremlin. but that's what it's turning into. lots of flowers, b

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

there are still questions about how navalny died. we don't| about how navalny died. 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 is in europe, not russia, so has i is in europe, not russia, so has been able to speak on a global stage about not only her husband's death but carrying on his work. we also saw that people who just tried to come out and lay flowers at ad hoc memorials were arrested by the hundreds. there is a real concern about the outpouring that is going to be happening for alexe

many of alexei navalny�*s colleagues are abroad. no significant movement, no other leader other than him who has now gone in russia. so it is hard to organise any protest. and it is unclear what happens next, unfortunately.— unclear what happens next, unfortunatel . ~ . ., ., unfortunately. what about opposition abroad like yourself? _ unfortunately. what about opposition abroad like yourself? what _ unfortunately. what about opposition abroad like yourself? what kind - unfortunately. what about opposition abroad like yourself? what kind of i abroad like yourself? what kind of influence, impact is it possible to have? , , ., , have? very little, i will be honest. the prepaganda — have? very little, i will be honest. the propaganda is _ have? very little, i will be honest. the propaganda is working - have? very little, i will be honest. the propaganda is working heavily| the propaganda is working heavily and hard and unfortunately effectively against us in russia. they say we are fired by cia and things like that and a lot of people

navalny. now cnn's live signal, which was jammed or blocked for a time, is now back up. >> locking in a trial date in florida, a critical hearing is happening this morning in the classified documents case against donald trump. trump is expected to be there. we are there too. >> so never in the history of recording us whether has 12 feet of snow ever fallen in just one to two days? that could happen this the weekend. sara is out. i'm john berman with kate baldwin. this is cnn news central >> cnn breaking news and the breaking news this morning, he was a true hero. i want to say to him, farewell. you're looking at live pictures from outside the funeral of russian opposition leader alexey navalny, thousands of mourners are risking their lives and their freedom to be present or even just near. this event. >> crowds, as far as the eye can see, in some cases, the funeral we're told just wrapped up, his body has been carried out of the moscow church. i believe we have pictures, a still photo of alexe

why don't they kill navalny in advance?in prison, he would not be able to have influence, but if he were free in europe or america. someone could vouch for him, what his biography was and what challenge he would throw to the kremlin, this is not a question of fear, it is a question of how they see it. what more they they are not afraid of the consequences, before they were somehow afraid, circling, but now they conducted the elections the way they did, even their own candidate nadezhdin, who was nominated, accepted and not allowed to participate in the elections, although he was a completely controlled candidate, they decided to play it safe even in this matter . so why didn't they play it safe when it came to the main opponent of the kremlin, which navalny was. navalny really was an anti-system politician. we all understood with our minds that they would not let him go alive, they were upset over him a lot. but khodorkovsky of his time they released, and khodorkovsky plus or minus sat quietly. it's not that it's quiet, bec

navalny's funeral took place on march 1. funeral, supported navalny, believed him. the only person who was not at the funeral, who probably should have been, was his wife, as she said, loving and only, his children. those were other people, if we remember novodvorskaya’s words about navalny, we talked about this today, remember, alexei navalny inspires panic in me, as the future leader of the distraught, so that’s it. if we try to throw everything away and just look at the situation, as if from a bird’s eye view, we came across an article by the writer of our friend roman nosikov, which called navalny and a special type of corruption, that’s what it says there. let's better talk about the phenomenon that alexey anatolyevich personifies. the irony of alexey's fate. the fact that, while claiming to be a fighter against corruption, he himself personified a very special type of corruption, the corruption of the opposition . all over the world, alexey anatolyevich wanted money, it was this quality that became the reason that fore

in place of putin's name, navalny�*s. and this message — "he's the candidate we wanted." rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. alexei navalny�*s widow yulia led the calls for the election day protests against vladimir putin. and she took part in demonstrations in berlin on sunday, saying she cast a ballot with her late husband's name written in. and here in washington, an anti—putin protest formed on sunday among voters and demonstrators to condemn putin's war in ukraine, and the death of alexei navalny. the bbc�*s will vernon was there. it was a large crowd outside the russian embassy today, several hundred people queueing up to cast their votes in this election that as we know is not a genuine election, and most of the people there were also taking part in a protest event. alexei navalny, the late opposition leader, and his supporters had called on russians all across russia and around the world to attend polling stations at midday sharp to register any kind of protest vote they liked against vladimir putin, and there were, you know, bearing in mind that in this part of the unit

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that navalny is dead, right? >> well >> wouldn't any autocratic dictator does this kind of thing, whether it's putin or jiajing paying or mohammed bin solomon. they're trying to show their strength, their there's two audiences. one is to their domestic audience, anybody who tries to buck the system is going to get killed that's one message and the other messages to us that they can do anything they want. it doesn't matter if we sanction them. it doesn't matter if we put them on cnn. they're going to do whatever they want. so of course please autocrats always wanted to show their strength, but what it n e look how much time and resources they've dedicated to preventing this guy from having a decent funeral. all the hearse drivers in moscow's somehow couldn't were busy that day until they found one people were arrested in third 32 cities in moscow. that's a massive security operation. that's not a show of strength. that's a show of insecurity. and so i think what we have to do is understand that as much as these au

, who is the widow of oleksii navalny, against the putin regime. so, we ask you this: do you approve of zelenskyi's decision not to go and not participate in biden's speech. to the congress 0800 211 381 yes no 0 800 211 382 if you watch us on tv in youtube everything is quite simple either with the yes button or the no button. if you have your own opinion, please write it in the comments below this video. let me remind you that all calls to these numbers are free at the end of the program we will sum up the results of this vote. i want to introduce today's guest of our studio, this is maksym rozumny, a political expert, a political doctor. nauk, mr. maxim, i congratulate you, thank you for being with us today. good evening. oleksiy koshel, political scientist, head of the committee of voters of ukraine. mr. oleksiy, i congratulate you, thank you for joining our broadcast. thank you, good evening. so, gentlemen, i also have a short question for you, first about whether it is correct that zelenska refused to fly, of course, in the official message of

did he mention it apart from mr navalny. ? he is it in? did he mention it apart from mr navalny. ?the midday protest _ from mr navalny. ? he mentioned the midday protest that _ from mr navalny. ? he mentioned the midday protest that was _ from mr navalny. ? he mentioned the midday protest that was held, - from mr navalny. ? he mentioned the midday protest that was held, was - midday protest that was held, was called for by the russian opposition, they should come to polling stations at midday and show solidarity by being there at the same time, he appeared dismy si and he is very confident now that he has no real rivals or no real threats, they are either in prison, abroad or dead frankly speaking, and there is no—one within russia who can pose any kind of challenge to him at all. 0k, thank you very much indeed. plenty more on the website. 0k, you are are watching bbc news, we are concluding all the development concerning the russian election. an official has said that more than eight million russians cast their ballots on line. the first time that electronic voting has been used i

and you've seen navalny there. he had an open casket at a church in moscow. >> now, >> among the very few allowed inside the church for navalny's parents. but outside that church, there were a huge force of riot police snipers in some cases, crouching on rooftops metal barriers blocked access to the entrance of the church >> and then listen to this >> they're >> chanting and what they're saying is russia putin. to think about the incredible bravery of all those people choosing to do that. at this hour, 115 people have been detained. the kremlin saying it had made its word to arrest any show of support for navalny taking action. in fact, russian television barely mentioned any of what we are showing you tonight. mass demonstrations on the streets. it's the big deal in russia. didn't see it on state television. the kremlin in a statement saying it has nothing to say to navalny's family as his wife, yulia, alleging a navalny was killed on putin's orders at a penal colony in front. now, navalny's close friend, the inve

navalny. we won't give in, they cried.uddenly, the climate of fear that has descended on russia seems to clear for a time despite all the police that were here. [chanting] no towar, they chanted. in church, alexei navalny's parents sat by the open coffin as an orthodox priest recited prayers for the soul of their son. mr. navalny's death first and foremost, a family tragedy. when the service was over, the coffin was carried back to the hearse. then from his supporters, a spontaneous show of resct for the man who challenged the kremlin. with carnations and roses, they sent him on his final journey. and the crowds followed. as they walked toward the cemetery, they chanted the kind of antigovernment slogans unheard on russian streets for two years. [chanting] freedom to political prisoners. and russia will be free. the authorities did not want alexei navalny's funeral to become a very public event, a public display of sympathy for the man who was a vocal critic of the kremlin. but that it is what it is turning into. lots of f

navalny knew he could be silenced. afraid either. >> my message for the situation if i'm killed is very simple, not give up. >> until today, they didn't. navalny might have been imprisoned. one attendee said today but he died a free man. for the pbs newshour, i'm nick shiffrin. reporter: we're going to talk more with dan, managing editor at ovd info. he's participated in navalny protests. thank you for being with us. as we saw thousands of people lined up to pay their respects for alexei navalny that's a heavy police presence, what should we make of this stunning? >> well, thanks for having me. the important thing to know is that despite the horrific cost of actually showing up on the streets, you can be beaten, imprisoned for many years, russians, throughout are still willing to show-up because they despise the war and despise what the authoritarian kremlin regime have done to alexei navalny. they have done that covertly and uncovertly. they continue to protest after the ramping up of opposition. >> his mother accused

navalny's funeral took place on march 1.ame to the funeral, supported navalny, believed him. who was not at the funeral, who probably should have been, was his wife, as she said, loving and only, his children, but there were other people, if we remember novodvorskaya’s words about navalny, we talked about this today, remember , alexey navalny inspires panic horror in me, as the future leader of the distraught is the power. than today we are waging a war against neo-nazism, it turns out that valeriizh was not so far from the truth, even in the eleventh year, if you try to throw everything away and just look situation, as if from a bird's eye view, we came across an article by the writer of our friend, roman nosikov, who is called navalny and... a special type of corruption. that's what it says. let's better talk about the phenomenon that alexey anatolyevich personifies. the irony of alexei anatolyevich’s fate is that, while claiming to be a fighter against corruption, he himself personified a very special type of corruption,

people like navalny had died.didate who was campaigning a few weeks ago, on a very nominally anti—war line but soft and not particularly critical of president putin, even he was. allowed on to the ballot, the election authorities claimed that the number of signatures which he had been elect collecting in support, that is something you have do as an independent, some were ini have lid. so even before today, whether we look at any kind of ballot stuffing or anything like that, it wasn't a free or fair election. that, it wasn't a free or fair election-— that, it wasn't a free or fair election. ., election. so the figure at the moment. — election. so the figure at the moment. i — election. so the figure at the moment, i mean _ election. so the figure at the moment, i mean obviously l election. so the figure at the - moment, i mean obviously these are early exit polls are putting up up towards 88%? is that right? round 50% of votes _ towards 8896? is that right? round 5096 of votes have _ towards 8896? is that right? r

navalny's wife, yulia.aid farewell by posting, i don't know how to live without you, but i will try my best to make you up there happy for me, and proud. alexei navalny was laid to rest. a band 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 wi