Who is Yulia Navalnaya – the woman vowing to carry forward Navalny’s battle against Putin
by Namita Singh
Feb 20, 2024
3 minutes
Before the sudden death of her husband Alexei Navalny in a grim Arctic prison last week, Yulia Navalnaya had always played down the suggestion that she would one day take over as leader of Russia’s opposition.
But on Monday, as the 47-year-old widow alternated between rage and grief, she gave a powerful speech signalling that she would be there to help lead a shell-shocked opposition – a job fraught with danger.
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