A couple look at a heart formed with lights switched on in hotel rooms during Valentine's Day in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, February 14, 2024. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)





Workers remove flowers placed at the monument to the victims of political repressions in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





People lay flowers at the monument to the victims of political repressions following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Police officers detain a woman during a gathering in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny near the Wall of Grief monument to the victims of political repressions in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Law enforcement officers lead a man away from the Solovetsky Stone monument to the victims of political repressions, where people gather to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





People walk to lay flowers at the Solovetsky Stone monument to the victims of political repressions to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A woman holds a placard reading “Putin is the killer of Navalny” during a gathering in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny near the Wall of Grief monument to the victims of political repressions in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Police officers detain a man during a gathering in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny near the Wall of Grief monument to the victims of political repression in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





People walk to lay flowers at the Solovetsky Stone monument to the victims of political repressions to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A woman reaches out to move a figure of an angel placed at the monument to the victims of political repressions in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Law enforcement officers lead people away from the monument to the victims of political repressions, where people gather to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A woman lays flowers at the monument to the victims of political repressions to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





People react as they lay flowers at the Wall of Grief monument to the victims of political repressions to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A woman lays flowers at the Wall of Grief monument to the victims of political repressions to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Police officers detain people during a gathering in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny near the Wall of Grief monument to the victims of political repressions in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A man lays flowers at the Solovetsky Stone monument to the victims of political repressions to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Police officers detain a man during a gathering in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny near the Wall of Grief monument to the victims of political repressions in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A police officer stands guard as people lay flowers at the Wall of Grief monument to the victims of political repressions to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Police officers detain a man during a gathering in memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny near the Wall of Grief monument to the victims of political repressions in Moscow, Russia on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A woman places flowers as people pay tribute to Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, February 18, 2024. Russians across the vast country streamed to ad-hoc memorials with flowers and candles to pay tribute to Alexei Navalny, the most famous Russian opposition leader and the Kremlin's fiercest critic. Russian officials reported that Navalny, 47, died in prison on Friday. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)