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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has previously denounced corrupt officials living in London who allegedly help Vladimir Putin's regime hide dirty money.
In a previously unpublished interview given to Sky News , the Russian opposition leader said he hopes for a better future for his country even though he is aware of the risks he is taking.
His interview took place four years ago, in a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle.
Considered the most vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Navalny died on February 16, 2024, aged 47, in an Arctic prison after taking ill during a routine walk. But the cause of his death still remains a mystery.
The interview, conducted in 2020, is believed to be one of the last that Navalny gave while still enjoying full health. In August of that year he was poisoned during a flight to Moscow.
During the interview, he talks about his hopes for a Russian future as part of Europe, his personal security and harshly criticized Britain and the West for letting Putin's associates get away with it.
"The West does nothing, I would say. There are some ritual dances, but nothing really happens. Why do corrupt officials still live in London? Because these corrupt officials feed a large number of London lawyers. These people, they will look very civilized, we will be happy to talk with them if they will sit next to us, have a nice tie and good manners and at the same time serve the interests of thugs ," Navalny said during the interview.
He points out that the UK has imposed sanctions on 2,000 Russian individuals, companies and groups, while directly targeting Putin-linked elites in the UK through the National Crime Agency's Kleptocracy Fighting Cell.
"Corruption and kleptocracy will never be welcome on our shores ," says the Russian opposition leader.
In words that echo more strongly after his death in prison, Navalny adds that " Russia is a European country, where all the people who live here want to live like Europe. So I hope that after 10 years, if you interview me again, I will be able to tell you how we succeeded in eradicating corrupt money laundering" , he emphasized.
The Sky News interview, broadcast for the first time, was filmed as part of an unaired documentary series, After The Fall, directed by Matthew Thorne and produced by Andrew Duncan./ Adaptation: Pamphlet, Received from: "Sky News".
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