EU diplomacy chief tells Navalny’s widow that Putin will be held accountable for his death

Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, left, walks with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday February 19, 2024. © Yves Herman, AP

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell Monday pledged that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be held to account for Alexei Navalny's death after he met the opposition leader and Kremlin foe's widow.

Navalny's death in an Arctic prison last week has shocked Russia's exiled opposition which – along with the West – pointed the finger at the Kremlin.