Marina Litvinenko on the death of Alexei Navalny
The widow of Alexander Litvinenko is in the studio.
February 17, 2024
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February 17, 2024
Marina Litvinenko on the death of Alexei Navalny
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<p>Today, we look at the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and speak to the youngest peer ever to be appointed to the House of Lords.</p><p>Laura and Paddy are joined by Marina Litvinenko, the wife of Alexander Litvinenko whose killing in London is suspected to have been carried out by Russian agents in 2006. She discusses how Alexei Navalny’s death reminds her of the murder of her husband.</p><p>When asked about how he died, Dmitry Peskov, Mr Putin's spokesman, said "medics must somehow figure this out".</p><p>And Carmen Smith, soon to become the country’s youngest peer at 27 talks about her joining the House of Lords, and how she wants to see it abolished.
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