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Scholz denounces Russian repression on 2nd anniversary of Navalny poisoning

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (not pictured), in Berlin, Germany, August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has praised jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on the second anniversary of his attempted poisoning and denounced Russia's clampdown on freedom of speech.

In a video message on Saturday, Scholz said he had spoken with Navalny while he was recovering in hospital in Berlin and found him to be a brave man who wanted to return to Russia to fight for democracy, freedom and the rule of law.

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