France Summons Russian Ambassador over Navalny Death

The French government on Tuesday said it summoned its Russian ambassador over the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny.

The French Foreign Ministry also demanded a full in-depth investigation and the liberation of all political prisoners, including Vladimir Kara-Mourza, who has been detained since 2022.

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"France holds the Russian authorities plainly responsible for the death of Alexei Navalny whose conditions of detention drastically deteriorated since his penal colony transfer," the ministry said.

Ed Morrissey

Interesting, but this likely will have little impact. Putin's fine with being adversarial with the EU and NATO countries. Still a worthwhile diplomatic gesture, though, even if it is symbolic rather than practical. 

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