Did they really expose Yulia Navalnaya’s planned speech about her husband and supposed friend?

My speech was planned

The death of the 47-year-old Russian opposition leader was reported reported on the afternoon of last Friday, February 16. Not long after, his wife herself commented on the news.

J. Navalnaya’s emotional statement sounded at the Munich Security Conferencewhere European leaders and experts discussed the future of the European Union and other international issues.

VIDEO: Yulia Navalnaya’s emotional speech at the Munich Security Conference

At the same time, Internet users’ comments poured in. While some delved into the possible causes of death and, for example, explained that A. Navalna could have been killed by vaccinations against COVID-19, others were surprised at the participation of his widow in such a high-level event just at the time when the man left for Annapilin. It could not be a coincidence.

Also read: Is Alexei Navalny really affected by the COVID vaccine, which is not even registered in Russia?

One Facebook user from Lithuania commented „two random coincidences, really completely random”.

“1. The Munich Security Conference began with the death of A. Navalny (or simply A. Navalny died on the very day the Munich Security Conference began).

Screenshot from Facebook/internet information that Yulia Navalnaya’s speech at the Munich Security Conference was prepared in advance

2. J. Navalnaya, whom the US State Department from 2021 started calling herself a widow, ended up in Munich on the day of her husband’s death and on the first day of the MSC (abbreviation of the English name of the conference – ed.) with a fully prepared speech dedicated to A. Navalno’s death,” the netizen wrote.

These were not her thoughts, but those of one X user who keeps posting misleading information, recordtranslated into Lithuanian.

This coincidence—the woman’s participation in the conference, which began on the very day when her husband’s death was announced— commented and more internet users.

The aforementioned “X” user pointed out that “after his long speech, Mr. Navalnaya approached (former Speaker of the US House of Representatives) Nancy Pelosi, kissed her and thanked her with a smile.”

Screenshot from “X”/Rumors are spreading on the Internet about the alleged extramarital affairs of Yulia Navalnaya

He also quoted psychologist, lie expert Paul Ekmanaccording to which a woman in Munich “couldn’t hide her joy and relief” after her husband’s death.

After the widow left the podium after an emotional speech, N. Pelosi really approached her and expressed his condolences.

It was not good that he smiled

J.Navalnaya was at the Munich Security Conference not waiting for A.Navalno’s death (this outcome of events was likely, knowing the fate of some opponents of V.Putin’s regime, but no one in the West could have guessed that it would happen right at the start of the event).

Her last name can be found participantswhich included many heads of state and government, ministers of defense and foreign affairs, experts, influential academics, representatives of business and civil society, in the list right after Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėdas.

The woman participated in the conference as the founder of A.Navalno Anti-corruption fund Chairperson of the Advisory Council. This non-governmental organization was founded in 2011. and declares the fight against Putin “until victory” as one of his main goals. The privately funded foundation has conducted several investigations into the corruption of high-ranking Russian government officials.

in 2019 in the fall of the Ministry of Justice of Russia announced fund as a “foreign agent”. in 2021 in June, the Moscow City Court him recognized as an extremist organization and liquidated, but the following year A. Navalnas, already imprisoned, announced about the renewal of the activities of the foundation, which has become an international organization. J. Navalnaja, who is also a member of the board of directors of the fund, reported continuing the husband’s activities.

In Munich, she communicated with more important politicians, such as the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Online distribution in the video seeing them embrace, exchange a few words. J. Navalnaya then seemed to be holding back tears rather than smiling.

The comments about her reaction and mourning are baseless and disrespectful. When a loved one dies may include various feelings.

Pauliaus Peleckis / BNS photo./ Candles dedicated to A. Navalny at the Russian Embassy

It is not known how many tears a woman could shed as soon as she learned about her husband’s death and even during the entire time when he was in prison or in a coma after poisoning, how strong she is psychologically and able to control herself. A smiling widow could react, for example, to words that remembered the activities of the deceased or received words of sympathy.

He created a huge business and emigrated

Netizens did not limit themselves to retorts about J. Navalnaya’s participation in the conference and their emotions. Not even one said after exposing her extramarital affairs.

Taken in social networks to share photowhich shows a woman who looks like J.Navalnaya, and a bearded, dark-haired man standing next to her, obviously not A.Navalnas.

“She and her friend, Russian millionaire Yevgeny Chichvarkin, who lives in London, according to rumors,” who poses, explained the aforementioned “X” user.

In other posts, a man frankly is called loverwhich supposedly explains the “show in Munich”.

Screenshot from “X”/Rumors are spreading on the Internet about the alleged extramarital affairs of Yulia Navalnaya

These salacious details have nothing to do with the truth. There is a lot of information on the Internet Yevgenii Chichvarkina. The 49-year-old impresses not only with his extravagant appearance and Salvador Dali-style mustache, but also biography and achievements in business.

Screenshot from “X”/Rumors are spreading on the Internet about the alleged extramarital affairs of Yulia Navalnaya

Already on the school desk, he started selling (he bought cigarettes in blocks and sold them in packs for a little more). After completing his studies in economics, he even pursued a doctorate degree, but did not defend his thesis. At that time, the young man started selling in the market, but he achieved real success in 1997, when he founded the mobile phone sales company Euroset together with a friend.

Due to J. Čičvarkin’s ingenuity, at the beginning of this century, the company began to take the lead in Moscow and expand to the regions. in 2008 the founders sold the company. J. Čičvarkinas even had political ambitions, he participated in the activities of a liberal party.

in 2018 the man flew to London and never returned to his hometown. In the capital of the United Kingdom, an emigrant opened a wine shop with a pretentious name „Hedonism Wines“.

J. Čičvarkinas is not only a die-hard V. Putin criticism but also an active supporter of Ukraineduring the first year of the war alone for her handed over medical support for 4.5 million pounds (approximately 5.26 million euros). Has founded Russian Anti-War Committee, supported the activities of A.Navalno.

With his first wife Antonina, the businessman had a son and a daughter. They both moved to London, but soon announced their divorce. The man is raising a daughter with his current girlfriend, Tatiana Fokina, with whom he founded the aforementioned wine shop. They are not married, but there is no information in public sources that J. Čičvarkinas committed a breach of fidelity even in an illegal relationship.

Photographed by my life friend

In the businessman’s account on the Instagram social network, one can find several photos in which T. Fokina or both of them can be seen (here, here, here). He has also shared images of J. Navalnaya, for example, in a documentary film “Navalna” about her husband won “Oscar”.

In the account of J. Čičvarkinas, you can also find the same photo, which people are now sharing, accusing the woman of having extramarital affairs. Her husband announced in 2021 August 17 At that time, A. Navalnas, the head of an organization recognized as extremist and liquidated, was kept behind bars.

“With the first lady of the Future Wonderful Russia,” the man commented on the photo. He indicated that he posed in Jūrmala (Latvia), and J. Fokina took the photo (this can be understood from the hashtag “my fighting friend”, which is used to mark photos with a woman). “Freedom to A. Navalny!” – added J. Čičvarkinas.

It is hardly likely that he, while maintaining intimate relations with J. Navalnaya, would have appeared together in public, announced so much support for her husband and also posed for his partner. Despite this, more than one commentator was outraged by the behavior of both of them (as possibly unfaithful to the other parties), and even called the woman a prostitute.

After reporting the death of A. Navalnos, J. Čičvarkinas on his Instagram account instead of a photo uploaded a black rectangle, and the next day he shared a photo of them standing next to each other and listed several activities that A. Navalnas was engaged in.

15min verdict: lie. Navalny’s participation in the Munich Security Conference was planned, but her talk about her husband’s death was not. Rumors about her extramarital relationship with A. Navalno’s supporter are unfounded, they are based on a photo of them several years ago, taken by her husband’s friend.

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