Thousands of Russians Mourn Navalny at Funeral, Defying Kremlin
- Supporters gather as riot police deployed at church, cemetery
- US, EU blamed Putin over opposition leader’s death in prison
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Thousands of people lined up to pay their final respects at the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny on Friday, in defiance of a heavy police presence aimed at deterring protests against President Vladimir Putin.
Mourners chanted “Navalny” and “we won’t forgive” as his coffin was brought to the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow’s southeastern Marino district. Some shouted “Putin is a killer” as the Kremlin critic’s body was carried out after the service for burial at the nearby Borisov cemetery.