Bono, lead singer of the Irish rock group U2, led chants in honor of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Las Vegas on Saturday (17), a day after the 47-year-old former lawyer died in an Arctic penal colony. .
The singer has defended the West's support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion. He paid tribute to Navalny during the show at the Sphere concert hall.
“Tonight's crowd chant… ALEXEI NAVALNY.” #U2UVSPHERE #AlexeiNavalny #Freedom pic.twitter.com/we8YuIVEe3
— U2 (@U2) February 18, 2024
Navalny's death was widely commented on by world leaders and condemned, as President Vladimir Putin prepares for the March presidential elections
If he wins the election, the former KGB spy (Russia's secret service) could remain in power until at least 2030.
The West and Navalny's supporters rejected the Russian prison service's statement on Friday that he had lost consciousness and died.
Western leaders have said that Putin is responsible for Navalny's death, an allegation that the Kremlin condemned on Monday (19) as “unpleasant”.
Source: CNN Brasil
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