Leaders hail Navalny as hero, blame Putin for his death
Dasha Litvinova and Steven Deare
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Australian political leaders have labelled Alexei Navalny a “courageous force for democracy” and blamed the Russian government for the opposition leader’s reported death.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday shared his sadness after Russian authorities claimed Mr Navalny died at the “Polar Wolf” Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade sentence.
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