Democratic Bulgaria co-leader Atanas Atanassov is adamant that the death of Alexei Navalny is an assassination and there should be retribution for it. It is "a huge death for the democratic community in Russia and its struggle for freedom and rule of law," Atanassov wrote in a Facebook post Friday.
In a Facebook post, Democratic Bulgaria co-leader Hristo Ivanov commented that Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday not only killed his biggest critic but also encroached on the hope for peace and freedom. "Navalny sacrificed himself with the clear knowledge that he will not be allowed to live to see his homeland's democratic governance. By choosing to return to Russia, he chose sure death in the name of exposing the bloodthirsty, human-hating and world-endangering rule of the Russian dictator," Ivanov wrote, adding that Navalny's vile murder in prison will not result in the death of Navalny's free spirit. "We will not forget! He will continue to give hope and inspire resistance!", the post reads.
Democratic Bulgaria's partner Continue the Change said earlier in the day that the MPs of Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria will submit a bill to secure "comprehensive enforcement of all sanctions and measures against the Putin regime and its economic interests on Bulgarian soil".
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