"Alexey Navalny is yet another victim of the Kremlin regime," Polish President Andrzej Duda said in a post on the X social media platform.
'This brutality is a sign of weakness': Polish president
"But this brutality is a sign of weakness," Duda added. "Putinism will eventually pass and Navalny’s legacy will prevail. I extend my condolences to the family."
'We will never forgive them': Polish PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X: "Alexey, we will never forget you. And we will never forgive them."
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski took to X to offer his condolences to Navalny's family.
He said he was grieving with "democrats in Russia and beyond" over Navalny's death. He called Navalny a "hero."
"My heart is now with the family of Alexei Navalny and all the democrats for whom he is a hero," Sikorski said in a post.
He added that Navalny had "challenged" Russian President Vladimir Putin and "did nothing wrong."
The Russian opposition leader "was convicted on false charges and imprisoned in terrible conditions, for which Putin is responsible," Sikorski also said.
'The Russian state is responsible': Polish FM
The Polish foreign minister wrote in a separate post that Navalny "died in the custody of the Russian state, so the Russian state is responsible for it."
Navalny's staff, supporters 'will continue his work': Biden
US President Joe Biden sent his "deepest condolences to Aleksey Navalny's staff and supporters who will continue his work, despite Putin’s attempts to stamp out opposition."
He also offered his sympathies to Navalny's family "who shared Aleksey's dream of a better future for Russia."
"May God bless Aleksey Navalny," Biden wrote in a message.
Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in June 2021 that Moscow would risk "devastating" consequences if Navalny died in prison, the Reuters news agency reported.
'Let us be clear, Russia is responsible': US VP
US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday that Navalny's death, if confirmed, would be further proof of the brutality of Putin, according to Reuters.
Reports of Navalny's death shook the annual Munich Security Conference where leaders gathered to bolster unity against Russia's nearly two-year-old invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported.
"Let us be clear, Russia is responsible," Harris said.
Russia's 'weakness and rot': US state secretary
US Secretary of State Antony told the conference in Germany that if reports of Navalny's death are true, they testify to Russia's "weakness and rot," Reuters reported.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny inside a glass cage prior to a hearing in a Moscow court on Feb. 16, 2021. Photo: EPA/BABUSHKINSKY DISTRICT COURT PRESS
'Putin fears nothing more than dissent from his own people'
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said she was "deeply disturbed and saddened by news of the death of Alexei Navalny."
"Putin fears nothing more than dissent from his own people," von der Leyen added. "A grim reminder of what Putin and his regime are all about."
Russian authorities said Navalny died after a fall at a penal colony on Friday.
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Source: PAP, IAR, Reuters