Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow's district of Maryino on March 1, 2024. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images) OLGA MALTSEVA via Getty ImagesThousands of mourners lined the streets of Moscow in defiance of Vladimir Putin to mark the funeral of Alexei Navalny. The crowds chanted “no to the war” and “Putin is a murderer” as the political activist - a prominent critic of Putin and the Kremlin - was laid to rest. As the hearse carrying Navalny’s coffin arrived at the Soothe My Sorrows church in the Russian capital, the crowd outside clapped and shouted “Alexei! She said: “You cannot stop Putin with another resolution or another set ofsanctions that are no different from the previous ones.

Source: Huffington Post March 02, 2024 12:06 UTC