Alexei Navalny’s widow has vowed to take over her husband’s work as she promised to reveal how Vladimir Putin killed the opposition leader.
Yulia Navalnaya accused the Russian authorities of blocking Navalny’s family from seeing his body in order to conceal the way he was killed.
“They’re now hiding his body, refusing to show it to his mother, refusing to hand it over. They’re lying, waiting for the traces of yet another Novichok of Putin’s to go away,” Ms Navalnaya added, referring to the regime’s habit of poisoning dissidents.
In a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, Ms Navalnaya said she was taking over the cause of bringing democratic change in Russia to honour her husband’s memory.
“I’m going to keep up with Alexei Navalny’s struggle,” a visibly distressed Ms Navalnaya said, adding that she knows how her husband was killed.
“We know what exactly Putin killed Alexei for three days ago. We’re going to tell you soon,” she said.
“I’m going to keep struggling for our country and I’m asking you to stand by me and share not only the endless grief and pain that gripped us and won’t let go. I’m asking you to share the outrage, the anger and hatred for those who dared to kill off our future.”
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