Yulia Navalnayawidow of the Russian opponent Alexei Navalnyassured this Tuesday that she was “sure” that soon Russia “will become a peaceful and democratic country” and that the president, Vladimir Putinwill end up “in a Russian prison” for starting the war of Ukraine and “kill their political adversaries.”
In a presentation shared with the Venezuelan opponent Leopoldo Lopez During the Web Summit in Lisbon, the Russian dissident assured that “love” is what moves her to continue “the fight for democracy” started by her husband, who died last February in a Russian prison.
«I want to return to my country. I know my children love my country. Why leave it to Putin?added Navalnaya, who considers it “very important” that Russian citizens participate in “the fight to recover” the country and did not rule out running for president in upcoming elections.
Asked about a possible authoritarian turn in USA as a consequence of the victory of the republican Donald Trump In the presidential elections, Navalnaya said she trusted the ability of the “strong democratic institutions” of the United States to prevent possible abuses of power.
Naválnaya, who confessed to being an “admirer” of the Venezuelan opponent Maria Corina Machadoshared the stage with Leopoldo López, who highlighted that “most of the world lives under forms of Government that are not democracies.”
“We should see how to help these people to elect their ‘public’ representatives,” López reflected, while encouraging the public to put “their creativity” at the service of freedom and not autocrats. EFE (I)
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