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A prominent associate of the late opposition figure in Russia, Alexei Navalny, urged Russians on Tuesday to participate in a significant protest on election day against President Vladimir Putin next month. Navalny had originally called for this protest shortly before his passing. Navalny's call to action was issued via social media on February 1, urging Russians to demonstrate their discontent by collectively casting their votes at noon on March 17. His recent demise in an Arctic penal colony on February 16 has intensified the spotlight on his legacy and the ongoing struggle for political reform in Russia.


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00:00 A prominent associate of the late opposition figure in Russia, Alexei Navalny, urged Russians
00:05 on Tuesday to participate in a significant protest on Election Day against President
00:10 Vladimir Putin next month.
00:12 Navalny had originally called for this protest shortly before his passing.
00:17 Navalny's call to action was issued via social media on February 1, urging Russians
00:22 to demonstrate their discontent by collectively casting their votes at noon on March 17.
00:29 His recent demise in an Arctic penal colony on February 16 has intensified the spotlight
00:34 on his legacy and the ongoing struggle for political reform in Russia.
00:39 Navalny's ally, Leonid Volkov, in a video published on YouTube said that the protest
00:44 call was Navalny's "direct political testament" and the last call to action that he issued.
00:50 Now, this is no longer just a political action aimed at overcoming political loneliness and
00:55 isolation.
00:56 Now, this is a rally of mourning and a civic memorial, an action in memory of Navalny,
01:02 who asked us to hold it.
01:03 He said, "People will thus fulfill the last will of Alexei Navalny, so this is very important.
01:09 Do it, and in the time remaining before the election, convince as many people as possible
01:14 to do this."
01:15 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Navalny's supporters were well known
01:20 for their provocative appeals to break the law and that there would be consequences for
01:24 those who heeded such appeals.
01:26 "These people, so-called supporters of Navalny, are well known for their provocative calls
01:31 to break the laws of the Russian Federation," Peskov said.
01:34 "This is a very harmful practice and has legal and law enforcement consequences for
01:39 those who respond to these calls."
01:41 Navalny's known-against-Putin protest was devised as a peaceful means for people to
01:46 express their opposition without fear of reprisal, as they would be lawfully queued to cast their
01:52 votes.
01:53 The protest aimed to showcase resistance while avoiding the risk of arrest.
01:57 However, with Putin virtually guaranteed to secure another six-year term in the upcoming
02:02 election, the political landscape appears heavily skewed in his favour.
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