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Copyright: Reuters
Vladimir Putin's speech at this time comes at a very essential second in Russian politics.
On February 16, the nation's important opposition chief Alexei Navalny died in his cell at a jail colony in Siberia, the place he was serving a 19-year sentence on costs broadly thought-about politically motivated.
He shall be buried tomorrow in Moscow.
Navalny's supporters have accused the Russian president of ordering his demise, however the Kremlin has denied the allegations and described the West's response as “hysterical”.
The general public profile of his spouse Yulia Navalnaya has risen considerably since her husband's demise – yesterday she personally instructed the European Parliament that MEPs must “cease being boring” to defeat Putin.
Shortly after Navalny's demise, his spouse vowed to proceed her work to struggle for a “free Russia”.