Chief Cabinet Secretary Navalny dies “We are monitoring the situation with grave concern”. Navalny, an opposition leader who continued to criticize Russia's Putin regime, died on the 16th of this month in a prison where he was being held.
G7 = seven major countries have asked Russia to reveal the cause of Navalny's death. The government will continue to monitor the situation "with grave concern," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi said at a morning press conference. He said he had no plans to take additional countermeasures against Russia, including sanctions.