2 years on, Navalny's death still casts a shadow over Russia and wider Europe
- Posted on February 16, 2026
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2 years on, Navalny's death still casts a shadow over Russia and wider Europe
Mourners gathered in Moscow Monday to mark two years since the death in custody of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, under the shadow of a Kremlin crackdown and just two days since a new analysis reinforced suspicions that he was killed by poisoning. Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony on Feb. 16, 2024, while serving a 19-year sentence that many believed to be politically motivated. On the second anniversary of Navalny’s death, we look at the latest investigation into its cause and the continuing political repercussions, both within Russia and beyond.