MEPs debate Mr Navalny’s death with Commission and Belgian Presidency representatives. They are expected to condemn the Russian regime and President Vladimir Putin, and discuss the dangerous situation facing opposition figures, journalists and human rights defenders in Russia. Closing statements by Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy and by Mathieu MICHEL for the Council - Belgian State Secretary for Digitisation.

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EU - Russia (T)

respect for human rights in the world (T)

SIMSON, Kadri (EE, EC)

NAVALNY, Alexei (RU)

Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2021 (T)

MICHEL, Mathieu (BE)

The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia: closing statements by Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy and Mathieu MICHEL, Belgian State Secretary

SOUNDBITE (Original), Kadri SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mathieu MICHEL, Belgian State Secretary