Yulia Navalnaya, di wife of di late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, don announce say she go run for president of Russia after Vladimir Putin‘s regime end. In one interview with BBC, Navalnaya show her determination to continue her husband’s fight for democracy. “I will participate in di elections… as a candidate. My political opponent is Vladimir Putin. And I will do everything to make his regime fall as soon as possible,” she say.
Alexei Navalny die under suspicious circumstances in one penal colony after dem sentence am to 19 years on “politically motivated” charges. His fight against government corruption, especially through his Anti-Corruption Foundation, make am Putin’s most outspoken critic. While Russia deny involvement in Alexei Navalny’s death, US President Joe Biden express certainty say Putin responsible.
Yulia Navalnaya understand say she risk being kidnapped or poisoned if she return to Russia, but she say she no dey afraid. She criticize di international community’s response to her husband’s death, calling di sanctions imposed on Russian officials “a joke” and urging world leaders to be “a little less afraid” of Putin. She express personal desire to see Putin face justice, saying, “I want him to be in a Russian prison. And it’s not just that — I want him to be in di same conditions like Alexei was”.
Navalnaya now lead di Anti-Corruption Foundation and plan to release further evidence implicating di Putin regime. Alexei Navalny begin write his memoir, “Patriot,” while he dey recover in Germany after dem poison am with Novichok nerve agent. Di book serve as both memoir and political manifesto, calling for action for anyone who envision free Russia.
Yulia recount her final conversations with her husband, where dem both acknowledge di likelihood say he might never leave prison alive. “I never let my brain think that he might be killed,” she say. But Alexei’s humour and laughter remain intact until di end, a trait Yulia call his “superpower”.
