Russian opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny died a year ago. EU says Russia’s President Vladimir Putin bears \”ultimate responsibility\” for his death. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says Navalny \”gave his life for a free and democratic Russia\” Kallas calls for the release of all political prisoners in the country, including Navalny’s lawyers and hundreds of political prisoners. The 47-year-old was declared an \”extremist\” by Russian authorities, a ruling that remains in force despite his death, which came less than a month before a presidential election that extended Putin’s more than two-decade rule. He continued to call for Russians to oppose the Kremlin and denounced Moscow’s Ukraine offensive, even from behind bars. The European Union says Russia must immediately and unconditionally release his lawyers and all politicalprisoners. The EU says that Russia must end its \”illegal war of aggression against Ukraine\” and stop its \”internal repression, targeting those who stand for democracy\”
