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Navalny's wife: I will continue my husband's fight for a free Russia

Navalny's wife: I will continue my husband's fight for a free Russia

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has said she will continue her husband's fight for a free Russia, and called on supporters to challenge Russian President Vladimir Putin with more force than never.

"I want to live in a free Russia, I want to build a free Russia", Navalnaya said in a video message with the title "I will continue to work for Alexei Navalny".

"Vladimir Putin killed my husband," Navalnaya said, adding that he will work with the Russian people to challenge the Kremlin to create a new Russia.

The Kremlin has denied involvement in his death.

"By killing Alexei, Putin has killed half of me - half of my heart, half of my soul," Navalnaya said.

"Well, I still have my other half telling me that I shouldn't give up. I will continue the work of Alexei Navalny, I will continue to fight for my country".

Prison authorities in the Arctic announced Navalny's death on Friday.

The West has accused the Russian state led by Putin of his murder.