Parliament commemorates the life of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, featuring a plenary address by his wife Yulia Navalnaya. Alexei Navalny, one of Russia’s most well-known anti-corruption activists, an opposition politician, 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate and an ardent critic of President Vladimir Putin, died under mysterious circumstances in a remote penal colony in the Russian Arctic on Friday 16 February, while serving a long prison sentence on trumped-up charges. Opening of the session and welcome by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, video about the life and legacy of Alexeï NAVALNY. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

statement

Strasbourg

plenary session

EU - Russia (T)

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METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

NAVALNY, Alexei (RU)

NAVALNAYA, Yulia

Address by Yulia NAVALNAYA: opening of the session and welcome by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, video about the life and legacy of Alexeï NAVALNY

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SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta METSOLA, EP President, dear colleagues. Dear members, We gather here today to pay tribute to Alexei Navalny in the presence of his brave wife, Yulia Navalnya. Julia, thank you for your readiness to speak in this chamber to the world in such painful circumstances. It is truly an honour to welcome you to the European Parliament. Before we begin, I would like to invite everyone to turn their attention to the screens to watch a short video about the life and legacy of Alexei Navalny.

Clip about the life and legacy of Alexe&iuml; NAVALNY