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The European Parliament has passed a resolution condemning the killing of the former Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, describing it as a murder.
MEPs also called for an independent investigation into his death.
Mr Navalny died on 16 February in an Arctic penal colony where he was serving a lengthy jail sentence.
Two Irish MEPs, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace, abstained on the resolution.
Yesterday in Parliament, Ms Daly condemned the imprisonment and death of Alexei Navalny, however she also criticised him.
“Was he Russia’s democratic messiah? I don’t believe so. A courageous activist, yes, but what kind? A free marketeer, a fan of the 90s reforms that led to Putin”, she told the Parliament.
She also accused Alexei Navalny of racism.
The resolution, passed this afternoon in Strasbourg, also states that President Vladimir Putin is responsible for the death of Mr Navalny.
Altogether 506 MEPs voted in favour of the resolution, with nine voting against and 32 abstentions.
Separately, a resolution calling on the European Union to give Ukraine whatever it needs to defeat Russia was also passed.
The text also states that there should be no restriction on the level of military support the EU gives to Ukraine.
Three Irish MEPs voted against the motion, Clare Daly, Mick Wallace and Luke Ming Flanagan.
In a post of the social media platform, X, Mr Flanagan said he did not support the resolution as it contained language around supplying weapons to Ukraine.
“In line with Irelands position of military neutrality I did not support it,” he said.
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