According to Reuters, the alleged death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has sparked a wide range of emotions around the world.
The Kremlin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, stated that President Vladimir Putin was informed of Navalny’s death.
Russia’s Investigative Committee launched a procedural investigation into the death’s circumstances.
Leonid Volkov, Navalny’s aide, acknowledged difficulty in confirming the news, citing the lawyer’s visit to the prison.
Navalny’s deputy, Ivan Zhdanov, highlighted the importance of notifying the opposition leader’s relatives within 24 hours, which had not happened at the time of his statement.
Dmitry Muratov, a Russian newspaper editor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, described Navalny’s death as “murder,” blaming it on jail circumstances.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak mourned the news, hailing Navalny’s courage as a committed supporter of Russian democracy.
