Russian Foreigh Ministry:
The reaction of Western leaders to the news of Alexei Navalny's death once again demonstrated their hypocrisy, cynicism, and lack of principles. The "blame Russia in any situation" scheme is in full swing, with each case seemingly prepared according to a manual.
Today,
around 14:19 Moscow time, a message was published (
https://89.fsin.gov.ru/news/detail.php?ELEMENT_ID=729444) by the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous region
regarding the death of Alexei Navalny in correctional colony No. 3.
Within 15 minutes, a torrent of similar accusations began pouring in:
14:35 - Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström: “Terrible news about Navalny. If the information about his death in a Russian prison is confirmed, this will be another heinous crime of the Putin regime”
14:35 - Norwegian Foreign Minister Bart Eide: “Deeply saddened by the news of Navalny’s death. The Russian government bears a heavy burden of responsibility for this”
14:41 - Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevich: “Regardless of one's opinion about Navalny as a politician, he was brutally murdered by the Kremlin. This is a fact that sheds light on the true nature of the current Russian regime”
14:50 - Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky: “Russia continues to treat foreign policy issues in the same manner as its citizens. It has become a cruel state that eliminates those who dream of a better future, like Nemtsov and now Navalny, who was imprisoned and tortured to death”
14:51 - French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejournet: “Navalny paid with his life for fighting against the oppressive system. His death in a penal colony reminds us of the realities of Vladimir Putin’s regime”
15:02 - President of the European Council Charles Michel: “The EU holds the Russian regime solely responsible for this tragic death”
15:10 - leader of the Kiev regime Zelensky: “Obviously, he was killed by Putin, like thousands of others who were tortured”
15:16 (in the media), 16:50 (on social networks) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: “Russia must establish all the facts and answer very serious questions”
15:20 - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte: “Navalny’s death illustrates the unprecedented cruelty of the Russian regime”
15:30 - President of Moldova Maia Sandu: “Navalny’s death in a Russian prison is a reminder of the regime’s blatant oppression of dissent”
15:35 - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock: “Navalny, like no one else, was a symbol of a free and democratic Russia. That's why he had to die”
15:43 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: “A grim reminder of what Putin and his regime are”
15:49 - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson: “The Russian authorities and President Putin personally are responsible for the fact that Navalny is no longer with us”
16:14 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: “Navalny paid with his life for his courage. This terrible news once again demonstrates how Russia has changed and what kind of regime is in power in Moscow”
16:25 - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken: “Navalny’s death in a Russian prison, as well as one man’s obsession and fear, only highlight the weakness and rot at the heart of the system that Putin built. Russia bears responsibility for this”
17:28 - French President Emmanuel Macron: “In today’s Russia, free people are placed in the Gulag and sentenced to death.”
Within a short period of two hours, Western politicians and their allied media seemed to have obtained the results of a forensic examination that had not yet been conducted, conducted an investigation, blamed Moscow, and rendered a verdict.
There is no other explanation other than the fact that all these reactions were prepared in advance.
We could believe in this incredible, miraculous speed if the whole world had not witnessed the helpless "investigation" of terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream, which dragged on for many months and ultimately led to nothing (
Мария Захарова).
A distinct feature of all these statements is the complete absence of even a hint of the need to wait for the results of a forensic examination and investigation.