“Listen, I’ve got something very obvious to tell you. You’re not allowed to give up. If they decide to kill me, it means that we are incredibly strong.” – Alexei Navalny My deepest condolences to Alexei Navalny’s family and friends, to his staff, and to the people of Russia. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 16, …
Foreign Affairs Open Thread: Concerning the Death of Alexei NavalnyPost + Comments (106)
On the plane to Moscow in 2021, He knew there was no way back – Navalny wanted to set an example to show that one can sacrifice so much for his fellows and beliefs.
His courage inspired generations of human rights defenders around the world. My heart is with his family. pic.twitter.com/c3MbCMNYDW— Nathan Law ??? (@nathanlawkc) February 16, 2024
Mr. Pierce, at Esquire — “There Was No One Braver Than Alexei Navalny”:
… There was no braver person alive than Navalny, who went back to Russia when he already was the embodiment of resistance to the current regime, which already had tried to kill him once. He was never going to be a Mandela, or a Havel, or a Walesa because he never was going to get out of his Arctic prison alive. Even if he somehow served his full sentence, which was a real long shot even without outside interference, he would’ve been over 70 upon release. Now he has to be a symbol, and he will be a damned good one. Even Republican U.S. Senators like Thom Tillis of North Carolina have noticed.
“Navalny laid down his life fighting for the freedom of the country he loved. Putin is a murderous, paranoid dictator. History will not be kind to those in America who make apologies for Putin and praise Russian autocracy. Nor will history be kind to America’s leaders who stay silent because they fear backlash from online pundits.”
This country invented the architecture in which political courage can be nurtured and encouraged, and yet it seems in criminally short supply these days. Meanwhile, somehow, it lives again in the wilderness at the top of the world.
Navalny is dead and Ukraine is running out of bullets.
Buying the Republican Party has proven to be Putin’s best investment.
— Rachel Bitecofer ???????? (@RachelBitecofer) February 16, 2024
As Muscovites lay flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny riot police moved in. A woman shouted: "We have the right to stand here & we will!" Another cried: "This street isn't yours. It belongs to everyone!" Our latest report from Moscow. Thanks @AntonChicherov @BenTavener #Navalny pic.twitter.com/AAfrx1jNEO
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) February 17, 2024
People ask me how Russians are feeling. Here's my answer: this is what happened to a young woman who tried to put flowers at a makeshift memorial for Navalny. Russians either support Putin and those who don't are scared to say anything. Because this is what happens. https://t.co/p6RZxXi5wg
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) February 17, 2024
.@PuckNews’ @juliaioffe joins @TrevorLAult to discuss the reported death of Alexei Navalny, longtime Russian opposition politician and critic of Putin: “With his death, there’s a sense that the back of the opposition has been completely broken.” https://t.co/ATgwbkUGuH pic.twitter.com/giIuAsuDAb
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) February 17, 2024
And if nobody does anything? He is totally free to do what he wants. He can kill anyone, anywhere, at any time, as many as he wants, for any reason.
I wonder if people both in Russia and abroad realize what is about to happen.— Slava Malamud ???????? (@SlavaMalamud) February 16, 2024
“no room,” in the sense there are now so many Putin apologists in the GOP, it’s nearly impossible to accommodate more? https://t.co/VRNyMeQi5I
— Robert X George (@RobGeorge) February 16, 2024
.@SpeakerJohnson no one has more power than you to do something concrete to respond to the horrific murder of Navalny. End your vacation and pass the new aid to Ukraine bill. I know that’s what’s Alexey would want you to do. https://t.co/ZO5TliwZf2
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) February 16, 2024
Protests, poisoning and prison: The life and death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny https://t.co/Vw5TWmUPy9
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 16, 2024
What an interesting and heartbreaking range of views expressed here. https://t.co/bPLbeamUpe
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 17, 2024
Yes, an investigation. I wonder if we could get M. Hercule Poirot to unravel this mystery. It won’t be easy, I bet. https://t.co/Eule8VwvM1
— Slava Malamud ???????? (@SlavaMalamud) February 16, 2024
Now they're hiding Navalny's corpse. https://t.co/vEpQ9OeTct
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) February 17, 2024
In Russia’s Arctic, Alexei Navalny’s mother searches for her son’s body https://t.co/WTWIsjSlnb
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 17, 2024
Putin murders Navalny the same week Donald Trump invites Russia to invade Europe and MAGA Mike Johnson blocks aid to Ukraine. This isn’t a coincidence, it’s the green light Putin has been given. https://t.co/K0Tm3H4IxE
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) February 16, 2024