Navalny’s widow Yulia will meet EU foreign ministers, Borrell says
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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died in a Russian jail after spending more than three years behind bars.
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, will meet European foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said.
The 47-year-old Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent domestic foe, died in a Russian jail on Friday after spending more than three years behind bars, prompting outrage and condemnation from Western leaders and his supporters.
“On Monday, I will welcome Yulia Navalnaya at the EU Foreign Affairs Council,” Josep Borrell said late on Sunday on X.
“EU Ministers will send a strong message of support to freedom fighters in Russia” and “honour” Navalny’s memory, he said.
Earlier on Sunday, Navalnaya shared a post on Instagram that showed a picture of the two together, their heads touching as they watched a performance.
