Posted 3/1/2024, 5:02:50 PM
Thousands Gather to Mourn Alexei Navalny Despite Warnings, Paying Emotional Tribute While Avoiding Feared Crackdown
- Thousands gather in Moscow to bid farewell to opposition leader Alexei Navalny despite police presence and warnings from authorities
- Crowd chants political slogans like "Russia without Putin" during Navalny's burial service, but police do not intervene
- Foreign leaders like French President Macron and German Chancellor Scholz praise Russians for defying potential crackdown to mourn
- Navalny's wife, daughter and supporters share emotional tributes, his coffin lowered to song from Terminator 2 per his wishes
- Over 90 people arrested across Russia for joining Navalny memorial events, but feared widespread crackdown does not occur