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Nearly 300 people have been detained by police in Russia as they streamed to ad-hoc memorials with flowers and candles to pay tribute to Alexei Navalny.
"It's very unusual actually in American history to be in a situation where one man holds that kind of power who's not the president," Cheney said.
Alexei Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's biggest foes, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence.
The sudden death of Navalny, 47, was a crushing blow to many Russians, who had pinned their hopes for the future on President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe.
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A spokesperson said the Russian opposition leader, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, was "murdered."
Lee Zeldin's post on X drew plenty of pushback.
"Whatever story they tell, let us be clear, Russia is responsible," Vice President Kamala Harris said.
The Russian opposition leader had been in prison since returning to the country in January 2021.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released a sardonic statement about his transfer to an infamous prison colony nicknamed the “Polar Wolf.”.
Associates of Alexei Navalny say he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.