Western governments on Friday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for the death of Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny, who died in prison on Friday. Read our liveblog for all the reactions to Navalny’s death.Â
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- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died on prison on Friday, Russian authorities said.Â
- Navalny was being held in a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle. The IK-3 penal colony, located in Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenets region about 1,900 km (1200 miles) northeast of Moscow, is considered to be one of the toughest prisons in Russia.Â
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, Reuters)
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