Alexei Navalny's wife warns Putin of payback after husband's reported death

Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, asserts that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his associates will face repercussions if Navalny's reported death, announced by the Russian prison service, is confirmed, Reuters reported. 

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Navalnaya expresses skepticism towards the news, citing distrust in Russian government sources.

"We cannot trust Putin and the Putin government. They always lie," said Navalnaya, who was solemn and tearful.

"But if this is true, I want Putin, his entire entourage, Putin's friends, his government to know that they will bear responsibility for what they did to our country, to my family, to my husband. And this day will come very soon."

She emphasises that Putin's regime, known for dishonesty, will be held accountable for its actions against her family and country.

Navalnaya urges international unity against what she denounces as Russia's "horrible regime," insisting on personal responsibility for the atrocities committed in recent years.

She called on the international community to unite against what she called Russia's "horrible regime".

"Both this regime and Vladimir Putin must bear personal responsibility for all the terrible things they have been doing to my country, to our country, Russia, in recent years," she said.