The widow of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, Yulia, has announced her intention to run for president if she returns to Russia.
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The widow of Russian opposition politician Navalny, in an interview with the BBC Russian Service, said that she will run for president if she returns to her homeland, reports “NBN”.
At the same time, she recalled that she would not be able to come to the Russian Federation while it is headed by Vladimir Putin. In the aggressor country, a criminal case has been opened against the public figure on charges of participating in an extremist organization, by which the Kremlin means the Anti-Corruption Foundation founded by Navalny.
The wife of the politician who died in a Russian penal colony noted that she does not know how to immediately achieve change in her native country, but intends to do everything possible to bring them closer.
At the same time, she called on the international community not to be afraid of the Kremlin dictator, since this encourages him to do what he wants. Navalnaya added that the head of the Russian Federation is “absolutely satisfied with the situation.”
Recall that politician Alexei Navalny died in a Russian penal colony on February 16. Putin commented on the sudden death of the oppositionist.