Russian Court Orders Arrest of Alexei Navalny’s Widow for ‘Extremist’ Acts

A Russian court ordered the arrest of Yulia Navalnaya, a prominent activist and widow to Alexei Navalny, the late leader of the Russian opposition who died in prison in February.

A key figure in the opposition movement against Vladimir Putin and lead on the advisory board of her late husband’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, Navalnaya left Russia in 2021 and has repeatedly accused the president of killing her husband.

In a tweet acknowledging the arrest order on Tuesday, Navalnaya wrote, “When you write about this, please do not forget to write the main thing: Vladimir Putin is a murderer and a war criminal.”