Alexei Navalny was a Christian who condemned the invasion of Ukraine as a crazy enterprise built on lies. But the church that was designated to host his funeral has donated to the Russian army. -February 29, 2024 at 10:55 am EST
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Alexei Navalny was a Christian who condemned the invasion of Ukraine as a crazy enterprise built on lies. Navalny, Russia's best known opposition politician, died suddenly on Feb. 16 in an Arctic penal colony where he was serving sentences totalling more than 30 years. After a week-long struggle by his elderly mother to obtain the release of his body, his supporters said this week that the funeral would take place on Friday at the "Quench my Sorrows" church near where Navalny once lived in southeast Moscow, followed by a burial at a cemetery close by.
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Alexei Navalny was a Christian who condemned the invasion of Ukraine as a crazy enterprise built on lies. Navalny, Russia's best known opposition politician, died suddenly on Feb. 16 in an Arctic penal colony where he was serving sentences totalling more than 30 years. After a week-long struggle by his elderly mother to obtain the release of his body, his supporters said this week that the funeral would take place on Friday at the "Quench my Sorrows" church near where Navalny once lived in south
(Reuters) - Alexei Navalny was a Christian who condemned the invasion of Ukraine as a crazy enterprise built on lies. But the church that was designated to host his funeral has donated to the Russian army and enthusiastically advertised its backing for the war.