The widow of the former Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny will address the European Parliament later this morning.
Yulia Navalnaya will pay tribute to the life and work of her late husband, who died in a remote penal colony earlier this month.
Her visit to the European Parliament comes at a time when security and defence looms large on its agenda.
Many MEPs have expressed concern over a growing risk to European security from Russia.
Tomorrow afternoon MEPs will vote on a resolution condemning the death of Navalny.
The text is also calling for EU action in support of political prisoners and “oppressed civil society in Russia”.
There have been calls too from some MEPs for an independent investigation into his death.
Three years ago the European Parliament awarded Navalny its top human rights award, the Sakharov Prize, which was received by his daughter, Daria Navalnaya.
It was given in recognition of his “bravery”, the former European Parliament President David Sassoli said, in opposing corruption in Russia.
