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G7 demand clarification on circumstances of Alexei Navalny deathThe foreign ministers of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States met in Munich on Saturday.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>Tributes are laid at a makeshift memorial, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Helsinki, Finland, February 17, 2024. </p></div>

Tributes are laid at a makeshift memorial, following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Helsinki, Finland, February 17, 2024.

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Munich: G7 foreign ministers on Saturday called on Russia to fully clarify the circumstances of the death of Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's most formidable domestic opponent.

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"They expressed their outrage at the death in detention of Alexei Navalny, unjustly sentenced for legitimate political activities and his fight against corruption," according to a statement released by Italy, which is currently chairing the Group of Seven wealthy nations.

The foreign ministers of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States met in Munich on Saturday.

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(Published 17 February 2024, 21:33 IST)