'Putin killed Alexei', says widow of political activist Alexei Navalny

Alexei Navalny's widow has posted a video statement on X blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for her husband's death.

She said: "Hi! this is Yulia Navalnaya, another person should be here in my place. But that person was killed by Vladimir Putin."

According to Russian authorities, the opposition politician died in prison on Friday. The ardent critic of President Vladimir Putin had been in jail since 2021 on charges widely viewed as politically motivated.