Yulia Navalnaya: Putin is not the legitimate president of Russia
Yulia Navalnaya -- the wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny -- said in a statement that Vladimir Putin's claim to power as president is not valid and the declared election results hold no significance.
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- Published Date: 12:49 | 19 March 2024
- Modified Date: 12:52 | 19 March 2024
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin was not the legitimate president of Russia and that the official results of the election had no meaning.
"We proved to ourselves and others that Putin is not our president. We did not elect him," Navalnaya said of the "Noon Against Putin" protests held on the last day of the presidential election on 17 March.
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