U.K. Foreign Secretary comments on death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny
(16 Feb 2024)
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Munich, Germany - 16 February 2024
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Lord David Cameron, U.K. Foreign Secretary:
“Alexei Navalny was an incredibly brave fighter against corruption, and he gave up everything in campaigning for what he believed in. And my heart goes out to his wife and to his family. And we should be clear about what has happened here. (Vladimir) Putin’s Russia imprisoned him. Trumped up charges against him, poisoned him, sent him to an Arctic penal colony, and now he’s tragically died. And we should hold Putin accountable for this. And no one should be in any doubt about the dreadful nature of Putin’s regime in Russia after what has just happened.“
(Reporter: “Will there be consequences for Russia now?“)
“Well, there should be