"Unstoppable Putin: Despair and Apathy in Moscow After Navalny's Murder"

Hundreds of flowers and candles laid in Moscow to honour the memory of Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, were taken away overnight, leaving despair and apathy in the city. Navalny's death in a prison colony has sparked grief and anger among his supporters, with Western leaders blaming President Vladimir Putin for the tragedy. Russian authorities view Navalny and his supporters as extremists seeking to destabilize Russia, while some Russians dismiss him as unpopular and view the West as unfriendly. Navalny's death leaves the Russian opposition without its most charismatic leader as Putin prepares for an election that will keep him in power until at least 2030.