Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko does not see the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as a coincidence. The ex-professional boxer also spoke on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference about possible resistance against Putin.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko blames Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of Alexei Navalny and does not consider the timing immediately before the Munich Security Conference to be a coincidence. As the president who makes all decisions in Russia, Putin bears responsibility for Navalny’s death, Klitschko told the German Press Agency on the sidelines of the security conference.
Vitali Klitschko comments on Navalny’s death
This shows once again the true face of Russian politics. “This is a dictatorship,” said Klitschko. Anyone who disagrees with Putin will be murdered or put in prison.
Navalny’s spokeswoman confirmed his death on Saturday morning, citing Navalny’s mother Lyudmila Navalnaya. Navalnaya traveled to the prison camp in northern Russia and received the news of his death there. The 47-year-old is said to have died on February 16th at 2:17 p.m. local time (10:17 a.m. CET).
Resistance possible
Just three hours later, the Munich Security Conference began, in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj also took part – among other things, to meet with his Western allies. “I don’t think this is a coincidence,” said Klitschko.
The Kiev mayor and former professional boxer hopes that resistance against Putin will now grow in Russia. “Everyone is afraid to say something against it,” he admitted. But there is “a critical mass” who have lost relatives in this war and are dissatisfied with Putin’s government. She couldn’t stay silent.
Source: Stern
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