Italy after the death of Alexei Navalny: Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador. Navalny died in custody in a Siberian camp last week.
He was considered the harshest critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and had been in captivity for a good three years. Several European countries demanded a full clarification of the circumstances of the death and announced that they would summon Russian diplomats. The German Foreign Ministry also called for the release of all recent political prisoners in Russia. The USA, in turn, wants to announce a major package of sanctions against Russia on Friday.