Thousands Defy Putin to Pay Respects to Navalny 

A woman holds a portrait of Alexey Navalny and his wife, Yulia, captioned "Eternal love has no death," outside the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows, where his funeral took place, in Moscow, Russia, March 1, 2024. Relatives and friends pay their last respects at the coffin of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows, in Moscow, Russia, March 1, 2024.

Top U.S. diplomats in Russia paid their respects Friday to Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, saying he "remains a shining example of what Russia could and should be."