Alexei Navalny
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Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his fifth term in office, after winning the elections held last March with 87 percent of the vote. Most Western countries boycotted the ceremony in Moscow due to the war in Ukraine.
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Russia, Alexei Navalny
The funeral of the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has started and reports of disruptions and riots are accumulating. Putin has labeled the event as an illegal demonstration.
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Ukraine, Russia
Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy revealed the number of Ukrainian war dead since Russia launched its invasion in 2022. However, he would not say how many were wounded or missing.
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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley addressed the possibility that she would lose in the Republican primaries, but refused to say whether she would support Donald Trump if he won the nomination.
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Alexei Navalny
Lyudmila Navalny, the mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, claimed that she was not allowed to enter the morgue where her son's body is kept. According to sources, the body will not be transferred to the family until circumstances of the death are clarified.
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Navalny death
Russia's Federal Security Service officers visited the prison where opposition leader Alexei Navalny was held in the days leading up to his death, reportedly disconnecting cameras and microphones in his cell.
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Russia, Alexei Navalny
President Joe Biden addressed the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison, accusing Putin of responsibility and calling for an investigation of his death.