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From the Liveblog of
Friday, March 1, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, March 1, 2024
Ahead of Navalny’s funeral, Kremlin says unsanctioned gatherings in his support violate the law
A Police officer guards as people gather near the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow ahead of the funeral of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo)
The Kremlin says that any unsanctioned gatherings in support of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is to be buried on Friday in Moscow, will violate the law.
In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declines to give any assessment of Navalny as a political figure and maintains he has nothing to say to Navalny’s family.
Over one thousand people have gathered near the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow to bid farewell to Navalny, Leonid Volkov, an ally of the Russian opposition politician, says on a livestream on Friday.
Reuters could not independently verify the figure.
