Russian President, Vladimir Putin’s most formidable domestic opponent, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison.
According to authorities, Navalny fell unconscious and died on Friday after a walk at the “Polar Wolf” Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade sentence
The death of the 47-year-old former lawyer robs the disparate Russian opposition of its most prominent leader as Putin prepares for an election that will keep him in power until at least 2030.
United States President Joe Biden said he was outraged and joined other Western leaders in criticizing Russia over Navalny’s death, blaming it on Putin.
“We don’t know exactly what happened, but there is no doubt that the death of Navalny was a consequence of something that Putin and his thugs did,” Biden said at the White House.
“Russian authorities are going to tell their own story,” Biden said. “But make no mistake. Make no mistake: Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death.”
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