- Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, demands the release of his body for burial.
- Accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of “torturing” Navalny’s corpse and holding it “hostage”.
- Claims Russian authorities refuse to release the body unless certain conditions, including a private funeral, are met.
- Navalny’s aides allege authorities threatened to bury him in the prison colony where he died if family doesn’t comply.
- Navalnaya questions Putin’s Christian faith, stating no true Christian would treat a body in such a manner.
- Describes Navalny as a devout Christian and attributes his activism to Christian values.
- Urges for the return of Navalny’s body to hold a humane funeral in accordance with Orthodox Christianity.