Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, warns of the dangers posed by Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. And has a dream of his own.
Kremlin opponent Yulia Navalnaya considers Russian President Vladimir Putin to be unpredictable – and does not rule out the possibility that the Kremlin leader could use nuclear weapons at some point. “We don’t know what to expect from him”said the widow of the late Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in an interview with the German Press Agency. She added: “He probably would.”
It was like at the beginning of the Russian war against Ukraine: She didn’t expect Putin’s attack back then because there were such strong connections between the two countries. “But he decided to do it. It scares people and keeps them in fear. Nobody knows what Putin will do tomorrow.” She is not sure whether the Kremlin boss really has one “strong strategy” have.
Navalnaya criticizes Europe’s treatment of Putin
Navalnaya sees the arrest of several suspected Russian spies as another sign that Putin has long been waging his fight in the heart of Europe using all means possible. “Putin didn’t start it now – he’s been doing it all along. He starts wars, he kills his opponents”she said, adding: “I always assumed that there were a lot of Russian spies in Europe, that’s obvious. So for me this is nothing new.”
Navalnaya rather regretted that Europe had not identified the dangers posed by Russia much earlier. “I would prefer if Europe had addressed this much more often and earlier. Then we probably could have prevented some wars and some murders.”
Last Wednesday, two German-Russian citizens were arrested in Bavaria who are said to have scouted out targets for possible acts of sabotage in Germany for Moscow. Both are in custody. In Poland, the local secret service arrested a man who allegedly wanted to help Russian military intelligence plan an assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Navalnaya dreams of returning to Russia
In the interview on Tegernsee, Navalnaya once again announced a determined fight against Putin – and called for the strongest possible support from the West. She emphasized that she wasn’t afraid herself – even if she lived with a certain degree of risk. “And that risk will increase if I do good work”added her.
The 47-year-old dreams of returning to Russia one day. “I want to live in Russia. My children dream of returning to Russia. I want to go to my husband’s grave. This is very important to me. And I hope to do that very, very soon. I dream of getting there as soon as possible.”
According to authorities, her husband, Alexei Navalny, died on February 16 in the prison camp with the unofficial name “Arctic wolf” in the Siberian Arctic region of Yamal. The circumstances of his death are not clear. According to Navalny’s team, the death certificate is from “natural” causes the speech. Navalny’s relatives speak of murder. His wife was married on Friday at Tegernsee “Media Freedom Prize” honored, which is awarded annually at the Ludwig Erhard Summit in front of top representatives from politics and business.
Yulia Navalnaya emphasizes: Russia is not Putin
In his own words, Navalnaya currently does not see a solution to the Ukraine conflict. “The whole world is trying to find a way to solve this problem and no one has found a way yet.” There will therefore be no easy solution. She hopes for reconciliation between Russians and Ukrainians. “But Putin has put both countries in a situation where it will be very difficult to rebuild relations.”
Navalnaya was unable to predict when the opposition in Russia might be large enough to destabilize Putin. “I really hope and believe that it will happen much sooner than we expect.” Nobody knows when or why this could happen. But many people are already tired of the war. “They don’t support the war, but they are very afraid to say it out loud because it could land them in prison that same day.” She therefore hopes that the Russian people will not support further mobilization of soldiers. “If the government tries to mobilize more and more people for war, resistance to it will increase.”
Navalnaya emphasized: Russia is not Putin. “There are many anti-war activists and anti-Putin activists.” And these would be needed “the support from the West”.
Source: Stern
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