"Kremlin Denies Involvement as Thousands Attend Navalny's Moscow Funeral"

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"Kremlin Denies Involvement as Thousands Attend Navalny's Moscow Funeral"
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Mourners gathered outside a church in Moscow for the funeral service of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic penal colony under unclear circumstances. His supporters chanted slogans and mourned peacefully, while his mother refused authorities' demands for a secret burial. Navalny's wife did not attend for fear of arrest, and the European Parliament issued a resolution holding Putin and the Russian state responsible for his death.

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