Alexi Navalny’s widow calls on Russians to rise up against Putin on sham election day

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, called on Russians to join an election day protest at noon on March 17 and to vote against President Vladimir Putin or spoil their ballots. In a YouTube video, Navalnaya said she had drawn hope from the huge crowds that turned out last week for the funeral of her husband, who died in an Arctic penal colony on Feb. 16, and who since then have submerged his grave in a sea of flowers. She urged people to join the March 17 action that Navalny, Russia’s best known opposition figure, had called for shortly be died. His idea was that people could register a protest, without any risk of arrest, by all turning out en masse at the same time on election day in cities across the country. - Contents of video - 00:00 - 01:02 - Navalny wife urges Russians to protest at elections 01:02 - 02:02 - Putin hugs and kisses voters - Text explainers over 02:02 - 02:11 - Expert comments about election corruption 02:11 - 02:46 - Navalny funeral recap with text explainer 02:46 - 03:52 - Expert on Navalny and Putin ‘losing support’ 03:52 - 05:20 - Footage showing backlash and protests at Navalny funeral on Friday last week ENDS Read related: Paranoid Putin ‘ordered FSB to save him from full-scale Soviet Union-style revolt’ in wake of Navanly’s death The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives around the world with hubs in London, New York, Scotland and Ireland. Covering topics from news, money and sport along with our famous Fabulous Magazine, The Sun is the biggest news brand in the UK and one of the fastest growing news sites in the US. Stay tuned for video clips across the biggest news stories and segments from The Sun’s expert journalists. Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know. Read The Sun: Like The Sun on Facebook: Follow The Sun on X: Follow The Sun on TikTok: @thesun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: #thesun #navalny #putin