News Riddle Digital Desk: Vladimir Putin has been re-elected as the President of Russia. After sitting in the country’s parliament for the fifth time in a row, he opened up about the late opposition Russian leader Alexei Navalny. “They keep happening,” he said of the death of his ‘enemy number one’. The news of Navalny’s death in February last year had stirred up Russian politics. There were many controversies. But nothing has affected the voting process this time. Putin returned to power as expected.
The results of the Russian presidential election were announced on Monday. Putin again occupied the chair of the head of state by getting the highest vote in the country’s history with 87.8 percent. He faced the journalists after the announcement of the results. He was questioned about Navalny’s death. To which Putin replied, “I agreed to the offer of Navalny’s release through prisoner exchange.” But he died a few days later. They happen. You have nothing here. None of us have anything to do. That’s life.” Putin broke his silence about Navalny almost a month after his death.
[আরও পড়ুন: দুদশকের বান্ধবীকে বিয়ে করলেন অস্ট্রেলিয়ার ‘সমকামী’ বিদেশমন্ত্রী]
It is good to say that on February 16, the Russian prison authorities reported Navalny’s death. Many countries like America, France, and Canada are praising Putin for this death. A friend of Navalny even demanded explosives for release instead of this prisoner exchange and said, “Navalni was getting released from prison very quickly in prisoner exchange. But Putin did not tolerate that Navalny would be out of jail. So he was killed.” On Monday, the Russian president clarified his position. However, he did not provide any proof regarding his statement.
It should be noted that the mysterious death of the opposition leaders of the president has been repeated in Russia before. About which there are many debates. The newest addition to that list is Navalny. The Kremlin was concerned about this death from the beginning. On the day Navalny was buried in Moscow, the Kremlin said, ‘We have nothing to say to Alexei Navalny’s family.’ But since February 16, all eyes were on Putin’s statement regarding the death of this opposition Russian leader.