00:00 The West is claiming accounts on Saturday in Russia the day after the death of Alexei Navalny,
00:05 opponent number one to the Kremlin,
00:07 who appeared, according to Russian authorities, in a prison in the Arctic,
00:10 in still uncertain circumstances.
00:12 The British government summoned diplomats from the Russian embassy on Friday evening
00:17 to inform them that Moscow would be fully responsible for Mr Navalny's death.
00:22 London has claimed a "complete and transparent investigation",
00:26 like the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who asked for a "credible investigation".
00:32 Scandalized, US President Joe Biden accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin
00:38 of being responsible for the death of Alexei Navalny,
00:41 a "powerful voice for the truth", the "incriminating European Union",
00:45 and the "Russian regime".
00:47 "We hold Vladimir Putin and the Russian regime responsible",
00:51 reacted Saturday Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese.
00:55 As many accusations as the Kremlin has judged Friday absolutely unacceptable,
00:59 Vladimir Putin remained silent although informed.
01:02 Demonstrations.
01:04 From Europe to the United States,
01:06 hundreds of people gathered on Friday evening to pay tribute to the political opponent,
01:11 like in Warsaw where demonstrators,
01:13 mostly young and for many upset,
01:16 chanted "Putin, assassin, never forget, never forgive".
01:21 It is such a tragic day,
01:23 said Polina, a 29-year-old gymnastics coach,
01:27 saluting Navalny as a "symbol of freedom, bravery and resistance".
01:32 Moscow authorities have put the Russians on guard against any demonstration.
01:36 People lined up on Friday evening to lay flowers in several Russian cities
01:41 on monuments in memory of political dissidents.
01:44 Interventions have been reported,
01:47 especially in the capital,
01:49 by Russian telegram channels specialized in tracking the repression of protest actions.
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