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Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025

Alexei Navalny: UK sanctions Russian prison chiefs after activist's death

The UK has sanctioned six top Russian prison officials from the facility where dissident Alexei Navalny perished.
These officials, now asset-frozen and banned from UK entry, oversaw the Arctic colony where Navalny spent his final days.

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron stated the UK, initiating these sanctions, aims to hold accountable those behind Navalny's harsh treatment. Despite global leaders blaming Russian authorities, including President Putin, for Navalny's demise, some critics believe the UK's sanctions are insufficient.

The UK joins the US, which will soon announce its sanctions related to Navalny and Ukraine's conflict. The British government demands the return of Navalny's remains to his family and a thorough investigation into his death.

Among the penal colony officials sanctioned are Colonel Vadim Kalinin and Lieutenants Sergey Korzhov, Vasily Vydrin, Vladimir Pilipchik, Aleksandr Golyakov, and Aleksandr Obraztsov. There was no prior indication of these individuals planning UK visits.

As Prime Minister Rishi Sunak considers further actions against Russia, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer highlights Navalny's death as evidence of Putin's theft of wealth and democracy from Russians.

Calls for more extensive measures against Russia are echoed by Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, with the EU also preparing additional sanctions.

Despite Russia's economy withstanding numerous sanctions post-Ukraine invasion, Western nations are now focusing on intervening with entities aiding Russia in evading these restrictions.

Navalny, a prominent figure in Russia's opposition for a decade, was serving a lengthy sentence seen as politically influenced. He reportedly collapsed and died suddenly at the penal colony, with his team claiming Putin orchestrated his murder.

His body's release has been delayed for "chemical analysis," amid speculation by his family that this aims to erase any remaining Novichok traces, the nerve agent used in a previous assassination attempt on Navalny.

While Putin has made no direct comment, the Kremlin has acknowledged Navalny's death. The search for his body continues as Russian authorities offer no confirmation of its location.
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