Yulia Navalnaya addresses European Parliament after Alexei Navalny's death | BBC News

dear Madame President dear ladies and gentlemen thank you for the opportunity to hear me today after Putin tried to kill Alexa for the first time we lived in southern Germany for several months Alexi was recovering from the from the poison learning how to walk and try it all over again we worked a lot sometimes going on short trips one of them we went to Strasburg with the children with our children it is one of my and Alexis's favorite cities we have been there several times together and then 3 years ago we decided to show it to them now my husband is dead I'm back to Strasburg but I'm no longer walking around with my family I stay here and address you and in your person the whole Europe I thought that in 12 days since Alexis Mur I would have time to prepare for this speech but first we spent a week a week getting Alex's body and organizing funeral then I choose the ceter and coffin the funeral will take place the day after tomorrow and I'm not sure yet whether it will be peaceful or whether police will arrest those who have come to say goodbye to my husband thank you however I'm standing standing here because your Waters have an important question they asking you about it and then you asking me the question is how can I help you in your fight last Saturday was two years since Putin started a fullscale war against Ukraine a brutal and sneaky War the whole world rushed to Ukraine's aid but two years passed there is much exhaustion much blood much disappointment and Putin has G gone nowhere everything has already been used weapons money sanctions nothing is working and the worst has happened everyone got used to the war here and there people start to say well we'll have to come to an agreement with Putin anyway and then P Putin killed my husband Alexa navali on his orders alexe was tortured for three years he was starved in a tiny Stone cell cut off from the outside world and denied visits phone calls and then even letters and then they killed him even after that they abused his body and abused his mother on the one hand the public Mo mother has once again showed everyone that Putin is capable of anything and and that you cannot negotiate with him but on the thank you but on the other side I can also see how shocked everyone is many people have the feeling that Putin canot not be defeated at all and in this desperation they are now asking me how can I help you and I'm thinking about how Alexi would answer this question I will try answer but to do so I have to tell you a little about what he was like Alexi was inventor he always had new ideas for everything but especially in politics you have elections at the beginning of June many of you will be campaigning meeting Waters giving interviews shooting commercials now imagine that all of this is impossible no TV station will do an interview with you no money in the world can help you with the commercial and the voters who came to the meetings will be arrested along with the candidate welcome to Putin's Russia and yet Alexi naal has managed to become the most famous politician there he was able to inspire millions of people with his ideas how did you how did he do that he was always fantasizing and experimenting you're not allowed on TV let's let's learn how to make YouTube videos so the whole country can watch them you are not allowed to vote you can come up with a tactical voting strategy to take seats away from the ruling party even in putting gulak Alexa managed to pass on to pass on ideas for projects that would make the Kremlin Panic he was the opposite of everything boring this is the answer to the question if you really want to defeat Putin you have to become become an in innovator you are you have to stop being boring you can you cannot hurt Putin with another resolution or another set of sanctions that is no different from the previous ones you cannot defeat him by thinking he's a man of principle who has morals and trules he's not like that and Alex Alexa realized that a long time ago you are not dealing with a polit you are not dealing with a politician but with a bloody mster Putin is the leader of an organized criminal gang Putin is the leader of uh sorry thank you and it's it's good to repeat it again Putin is the leader of organized criminal gang this includes this includes poisoners and Assassins but they are just puppets the most important thing is the people people close to Putin his friends Associates and keepers of Mafia money you and all of us must fight the criminal gang and the political Innovation here is to apply the methods of fighting organized crime not political competition not diplomatic notes but investigations into the financial mations not States ments of concern but a sour of Mafia Associates in your countries for discrete lawyers and financers who are helping Putin and his friends to hide money in this fight you have reliable allies there are tens of millions Russians who are against war against Putin against the evil he brings we not we not we must not persecute them on the contr you must work with them with us Putin must answer for what he has done with my country Putin must answer for what he has done to a neighboring peaceful country and Putin must asker for everything he has done to alexe my husband will never see what the beautiful Russia of the future will look like but we must see it and I will do and and I will do my best to make his dream come true the evil will fall and the Beautiful future will come thank you thank you

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Length: 10min 52sec (652 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 28 2024