Protesters gathered at vigils across Russia to pay tribute to the renowned Putin critic on Friday. Photos and videos shared online show officers carrying away protestors from the scene of makeshift memorials in Moscow and St Petersburg for Navalny. Officers reportedly ripped placards from protestors and journalists in Moscow were filmed being detained.
Kremlin critics and Western politicians blamed Putin for his death after the news emerged on Friday morning.Bill Browder told LBC: "Alexei Navalny was one of the most courageous people in Russia.“He was ready to call out Putin for who he is which is A criminal, a thief and a murderer.“For that Putin tried to kill him with chemical nerve agent Novichok in 2020. Here we are in 2024 and they got him.“He was an extremely healthy vital young man before the poisoning attempt.