Yulia Navalnaya He becomes a political figure. For some commentators, she is the person who can lead and unite the Russian opposition now that her husband Alexei Navalni is no longer here. What is known about Julia? Do you have political ambitions? Do you think the same as your husband about the future of Russia? In a previous interview, Navalny himself stated that his wife had more “radical” thoughts about the country’s development under Putin’s rule.
Both They met in 1998 while on holiday in Turkey. and two years later they married. Yulia Navalnaya, who now He is 47 years old, He was an economist but gave up his job at a Russian bank to devote himself to raising his two children – Daria, 23, and a son, Zakhar, 15 – when Navalny’s political career began in Russia as a rising opposition politician. His father was a respected scientist named Boris Alexandrovich Abrosimov and his mother worked for the Ministry of Energy.
When Navalny was imprisoned, Navalnaya said she would not follow Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s path, who became the leader of the Belarusian opposition after her husband’s imprisonment. Navalnaya has always insisted that she is first and foremost a mother and wife and has no interest in pursuing politics.
In 2020, Navalny survived a poisoning attempt in the Siberian city of Omsk. He was taken to a hospital in Berlin for treatment, where doctors diagnosed him There is “clear evidence” that he is a victim of the nerve agent Novichok.. She, who did everything to have him transferred to Germany on a medical plane. While her husband fought for his life in the clinic, she was responsible for regularly informing journalists about his condition. Navalni’s first words to her after waking from the coma were: “Julia, you saved me.”
The last time the two saw each other was two years ago. Both were characterized by enormous courage and always supported their husband in his fight against Kremlin corruption and the authoritarian drift in the country. She never lost hope of returning to her husband alive after the harsh 19-year prison sentence he was sentenced to and served one of the toughest prisons in Russia. “I hope and believe that I will see Alexei free. “There is nothing impossible when you are in love.”he told Spiegel in an interview.
Today Julia will take part in a meeting invited by Brussels with EU foreign ministers and the President of the Council, Charles Michel. The event is intended to be a “powerful message of support for those fighting for freedom in Russia” and they honor the memory of Navalni, stressed EU Foreign Policy High Representative Josep Borrell in a message on X.