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Ceremony for Putin’s fiercest domestic critic draws well-wishers despite Kremlin’s warning against ‘unauthorized gatherings.’
‘I may disappoint you, but as far as we know, he indeed died as a result of a blood clot,’ the spy chief said.
The president praised the late Russian opposition leader’s ‘extraordinary courage and his legacy,’ according to the White House.
‘I call your “terrorists and extremists” bid and raise you “State Sponsor of Terrorism under U.S. law,”’ he added.
The president said the death of the Russian opposition leader was a ‘consequence of something that Putin and his thugs did.’
An organizer of mass protests against the ruling party, Mr. Navalny’s sentencing was seen as punishment for his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
