Protesting Putin: The Russian opposition in exile | DW Documentary

Putin's re-election laid bare the systematic suppression of the opposition. How are Russians-in-exile continuing the struggle?
People who oppose Putin - both in Russia and abroad - used the occasion to ramp up their volume and visibility. But what can they realistically achieve? And will Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya become the new face of the opposition? Filming for this report by Oxana Evdokimova was completed 17 March 2024.
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[@noWAR-wr3zv]

At the “elections” I wrote Yulia Navalnaya on the ballot! She gives some new hope. AND IN HIS memory! And also "Путин-убийца" = “Putin the killer”

[@user-et3sc7ym1i]

Идиотский поступок, вы просто испортили бюллетень, а могли бы отдать за своего кандидата!

[@xVincentxValentine]

типа можно голосовать за любого кандидата кроме Путина хахаха

[@yelenashishkina8804]

Вся суть продажной "оппозиции", лидерство даётся в Белом доме 🤦‍♂

[@martinawrensch6527]

Brave beautiful lady ❤❤❤

[@castromilt]

God bless you for doing the right thing much respect and love for you from the USA.

[@ibrahimmuhammed6210]

I don't understand u. Is USA doing d right

[@derwolfpack3599]

@@ibrahimmuhammed6210 english please.

[@jasonscheepers444]

She’s so brave you can’t deny that…

[@HeartFeltGesture]

Dignified and real.

[@olgadoudesh3179]

@jasonscheepers444 what makes her brave? She didn't even attend her husband's funeral

[@GetFochD]

Cheating on your husband is soooo brave

[@dormedinaDK]

she is the real president of russia. putin is a complete JOKE

[@jeromebahala6360]

she was brainwashed by her traitor bunny😂

[@jayneadanoff1876]

seems some Russian trolls have infiltrated the comments….

[@VaduzVaduz]

Quieren sus 15 rublos x Idiotez para sobrevivir, viven en Rusia rural.

[@VaduzVaduz]

Quieren cobrar sus 15 rublos x Idiotez para sobrevivir en Rusia.

[@VaduzVaduz]

Quieren cobrar sus 15 rublos x Idiotez para sobrevivir en Rusia. DW o KZbin no censuren, Libertad de expresión, Cínicos.

[@VaduzVaduz]

Que pasa pq me censuran?....a los Androides Rusos escriben Idioteces y no les borran los comentarios?....KZbin pro - ruso?.

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

if anyone has different opiniion.. they are automatically "russian troll" , you realize that rhetoric is brainwashed into you right? anything wich doesnt go with ur worldview is automatically russian troll to you.... you sir are an npc ...

[@alternative.russia]

As a Russian, I would be proud to have Yulia Navalnaya as the president ❤

[@Vladamir-fd1wp]

Ur dreaming

[@user-qi9bl9hd9l]

The president of nothing

[@pynzlyngdohnonglait6698]

He will be remembered.. Alexei Navalny was a great man, a symbol of love and hope of the Russian people...

[@TP-jt2cm]

Staying in Germany is a wise choice. She owes it to her children ❤

[@patrickmunneke8348]

So she can grift the gullible

[@VaduzVaduz]

​@@patrickmunneke8348 tu trinchera te espera Androide Ruso.

[@dgaydos]

@@patrickmunneke8348 Putin Khuylo! Slava Ukraini!

[@dgaydos]

@@patrickmunneke8348 Phoque Ewe!

[@tidusfantasy]

oh god im concern for her safety, putin and those russian KGB r very cunning with their poison anywhere in the world

[@T.2.S.A.]

Putin and his crimminal friends will be brought to court and international court.😊

[@GetFochD]

She just got back from Russia 😂😂😂

[@Pasha8204]

No kgb in modern Russia- FSB(FBI in usa)

[@tidusfantasy]

@@Pasha8204haha yes

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

@@Pasha8204 GRU :D aka russian CIA

[@aprilsmith3683]

Courage is rare...🕊

[@thehero3476]

She's risking her life

[@SuperMookles]

Thanks for the laughable Kremlin-sponsored propaganda, comrade 😂​@@enriqueorganis

[@patrickmunneke8348]

She's not risking anything. She is a grifter like her husband

[@SuperMookles]

@@patrickmunneke8348 African troll alert.

[@enriqueorganis]

@@SuperMookles lol. Everybody with a different opinion to your fairytale of "good vs evil", "democracy vs autocracy" is a propagandist, a bot, a Putin lover when the reality is that you guys are so blind and naive to see the reality. I don't care about Putin, the same way I don't care about any of the Western "leaders" because all of them don't serve the interest of their people. But let's be honest, they are being paid to destabilize Russia, to cause unrest in the country. That's how a coup d'é·tat works. Look up Juan Guaido in Venezuela, it's the same case as the Navalny but he was smart enough and now he's living his best life in Florida.

[@enriqueorganis]

@@SuperMookles I tried to post a reply to your comment but it was deleted. I guess that's the freedom of speech we all want. Anyways, look up Juan Guaido in Venezuela, he was the same as Navalny. All the "opposition" to "hostile governments" are "sponsored" by the West. That's a fact. I hope you can open your eyes one day.

[@Critic-qn3hg]

They had a good for 20 to 40 years 1991,,, but now back into the darkness, where they came out of 😕 would never ever want to live in Russia, too dark 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑 into the abyss

[@Tianshanwarrior]

Brave

[@patrickmunneke8348]

Lol

[@SuperMookles]

@BurnerAckman another troll account, set up two months ago 😂

[@dikaia8949]

That's nothing i was exiled in Seychelles from Russia in 2002, nothing worse than this

[@lanabyk8012]

She should be careful...There might be a killer in the crowd around her....

[@LeonidasSthlm]

Great video! A day will come when Russia has democracy, when the current regime will fall and people are free!

[@Mitiku-mp7kv]

Tell that to CNN

[@VaduzVaduz]

​@@Mitiku-mp7kv habló un televidente de Putin TV.

[@martindworak]

If it ever happens (I doubt it) it will be 20 years from now minimum, Russians aren’t quite like most people. If you ask any Russian over 40 about the worst years it’s always the 90s, and that’s the only years they actually had democratic freedoms and real elections! Now the older Russians say “we had freedom in the 90s, it was horrible, never again”. So, basically Russia might have democracy once everyone who was 20 or more in the 90s is dead, think 2050! 🥴

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- We all hope, we all hope. тебе промыли мозги, позор тебе

[@jithutjohnny4013]

Would love to have English subtitles.

[@winstonsmith2627]

That can be done: hover your cursor over the bottom of the screen window (on a computer), or tap there on mobile, so the red timeline and play buttons etc. appear. See on the right the button that says "CC". Click/tap on that and subtitles will appear. Click/tap "CC" again and they disappear again.

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- They speak in English though. I get it though, sometimes I'd rather read it than listen. There is CC at the top of your screen though or hit the settings button to find CC.

[@lil----lil]

Please don't accept ANY DRINKS from strangers. NEVER. You're being hunted by Pulia already.

[@thealphazoid]

when she was returning to ruSSia, she literally said "hey boy, bring us some vodka". She would take a vodka shot from any stranger :)

[@cinemality4671]

@@thealphazoidyou should check where this expression is coming from first ;)

[@deecee1522]

Shame on Putin . Shame on Russia

[@CrazyCommentzz]

Shame on American government for blocking the aid.

[@imtiazakand3174]

😂😂those liberals has no popularity in russia.only 3% population supports those.

[@Sophie-fe9ic]

​@@imtiazakand3174the only truth is that kremlin-gangsters are killer and lying

[@genadiyrool]

Hey, shame on you buddy

[@user-et3sc7ym1i]

Слава России, слава Путину!

[@sophiemoroz5744]

Seems unbelievable that only 5 years ago I was printing my diploma speech on second higher education at Navalny’s headquarter in my hometown.💔

[@janklaas6885]

📍7:31 keep strong Juliana

[@O.M.G.Puppies]

Alternative Title: The CIA's Failed Attempts at Color Revolution in Russia.

[@Andronichuk]

The only real Russian oppositionaries are holding guns in their hands right now and running around Belgorod oblast. All these pacificsts need to retire and write books or something...

[@pacpac-je1ow]

You mean traitors who take up arms against their own people

[@__ink__]

DW, please just translate with subtitles (stop dubbing over OG voices) and let only 1 narrator speak when nothing needs translation. This is a scrambled egg of a report. Thanks

[@winstonsmith2627]

They probably won't because (if I'm not mistaken) they have a mandate to make their content accessible to visually handicapped viewers as well.

[@gerryhouska2859]

I'd prefer both subtitles and dubbing, just turn off the ruSSian gabble.

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- ik it was driving me crazyyy

[@__ink__]

@@winstonsmith2627 sounds great to make things accessible but I think the visually impaired would agree with me that the two languages scrambled up like a pile of audio gibberish will not serve anyone at this point.

[@Trichmedia]

Usually people protesting against government, when they are given opportunity, they usually do worse than their predecessors, we have seen this from time immemorial. Look at Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries that has been through this experience.

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- Stay positive. пожалуйста, молитесь за то, чтобы Россия была

[@T.2.S.A.]

Thank you

[@dl8cy]

Навальный мы тебя не забудем! Navalny, we will not forget you!

[@Mitiku-mp7kv]

😂😂😂 I bet in my life u aren't Russian

[@patrickmunneke8348]

He had no support😂😂

[@VaduzVaduz]

​@@patrickmunneke8348 Androide Ruso y chistoso.

[@dgaydos]

@@patrickmunneke8348 Phoque Ewe!

[@patrickmunneke8348]

@@dgaydos Ok NPC

[@rogerpbsmusic]

Truth

[@nottheweather438]

She's a real celebrity superstar. She should have her own TV series.

[@nasdean7166]

This not Russian exile but western exile

[@bobbybannerjee5156]

Brave woman. Fight back! Not just for your late husband. But for humanity at large.

[@jetblack044]

Real Russian oppositionaries are fighting now in Belgorod region to help Ukrainians to win. Other "oppositionaries" just talking to the cameras, bla bla bla. It is a huge difference.

[@Kirstinevad]

Navalnys wife has fought in her own way in many years. Not all heroes carry guns you know. Help your allies instead of attacking them my friend. Peace and prosperity to you. 💕🌱🕊

[@user-qi9bl9hd9l]

That “real” oppositionaries have already got rotten in the trench. Calm yourself

[@jstogdill]

Botnicksxxxxx thick in the comments here.

[@winstonsmith2627]

as per usual when there's a report on putinism opposition.

[@yelenashishkina8804]

opposition leader appointed in White House 🤣

[@camrenwick]

Imagine a world without selfish, greed and hate. A world of kindness and peace. Why not?

[@Pasha8204]

No opposition, terrorised... evil people

[@TF-724]

In exile what have they achieved?

[@ronelle.p1824]

A voice to the world. Thanks Yulia ❤️

[@derwolfpack3599]

Freedom for there children.

[@Trichmedia]

Nothing, just talk talk and extra talk, oppositions from countries like Russia or China are usually brainwashed by western idealogy as if that's the best way to live. I think telling other people how to manage their society's is extremism. There is no perfection about Russia or the western countries. Everyone just flexing supremacy. And extremism is the real problem of the world today.

[@abodabalo]

...to live longer.

[@user-qi9bl9hd9l]

Nothing, as always

[@camrenwick]

Protect Yulia Navalnaya

[@ameeen501]

Brave women 👏👏👏

[@dgaydos]

The real first family: Navalny/a

[@SK-lt1so]

That's where Lenin started.

[@samshepperrd]

Every now and then i think mankind is doomed. Then i see something like this.

[@abdulahaduygur6811]

Why did you delete the documentary you made about Uyghurs?

[@enki6676]

Wasn't Navalny a Russian imperialist who supported the war against Ukraine, having been a Russian nationalist? Or so I heard. Russia's imperialism will not go away if Putin were to disappear. Putin is a symptom, not the cause. Whatever the case, she needs to be very careful and keep her head on a swivel at all times. Putin has proven that he's not above killing dissidents and opponents abroad, on multiple occasions.

[@sr-gc6vh]

No such thing as Russian imperialism.

[@kapsi]

If only you weren't so stupid and lazy, and looked up what Navalny said!

[@olivka7560]

How is Russia an imperialist country?

[@enki6676]

As if the USSR wasn't an imperialist project. It most definitely was. And even before that, Russia has a long history of imperialism and invading and annexing its neighbours, like it is trying to do in Ukraine as we speak, and as it has repeatedly done in the past? There's a reason all of Russia's neighbours want to join NATO. Russia has always been an imperialist nation, as long as anybody remembers.

[@SuperMookles]

​@olivka7560 lmao, you're joking right?

[@yvonnekneeshaw2784]

Brave courageous

[@user-et3sc7ym1i]

Все эти либералы, как "неуловимиый Джо"! -Почему ни кто не может поймать "неуловимого Джо"? -По тому, что "неуловимый Джо" нахрен ни кому не нужен! 😂😂😂

[@Kirstinevad]

Congratulations on laughing at your own joke. 🤔

[@ComPt4]

🙏🏻Navalny 🕊🙏🏻❤ 🇨🇦

[@ivans2618]

Unfortunately, there is no community, democracy or civil society in russia. A heard of scared slaves of the regime only😢

[@VaduzVaduz]

Yulia Navalny 2025.

[@user-qi9bl9hd9l]

2125

[@homoblogicus7899]

Clearly Navalny was loved. Something Putler will NEVER be.

[@T1kr3b3u]

Clearly Navalny thought he was a cat with nine lives, but apparently he wasn't. After you survive a poisoning how was it a good idea to go back to Russia ffs. He should've stayed in Germany and fought from there.

[@lukemurray4950]

It's literally the opposite but propaganda won't let you see that.

[@SuperMookles]

​@@lukemurray4950another Russian bot.

[@gerryhouska2859]

“Let them hate me, so long as they fear me!” Worked for Caligula - for a while. It works for poo tin even now.

[@SuperMookles]

@lukemurray4950 You have to admire the ingenuity of Russian troll farms in coming up with names like "Luke Murray". Were you hired just before or just after the invasion of Ukraine? Are you in one of the African centres?

[@alext7202]

now make a documentary about zelensky's opposition, just to be fair ya know

[@abodabalo]

Fair to whom?

[@alext7202]

fair to both sides@@abodabalo

[@abodabalo]

@@alext7202 So, also the the side that wants the war, right?

[@alext7202]

Wants the war or provoked into the war by uncle sam?@@abodabalo

[@EunicitoBarreno]

Will she be the 'Corazon Aquino' of Russia?

[@NoMan769]

When you have nothing better to do 🙄

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- Yes, that is why you're commenting on this page I see. 😏😬😶🤔🫡

[@roubika1922]

Do we have German government in exile ? Or American government in exile ?

[@james4ddy]

They should have one the west has had Russian gouverments in exile since Russian revoulotion lol

[@TheStockwell]

No, "we" don't. Do you? 🤔

[@miriamzajfman4305]

What for ? Germany , America are Free countries !

[@0stre]

But Falun Gong is probably the Chinese opposition in exile

[@florinmoldovanu]

@@miriamzajfman4305 Free indeed 🤣🤣🤣

[@henryjencojamin]

They have bals

[@KirsySlane]

Goodbye American..Thanks NYPD.

[@dboy7161]

Movie come on then come to russia

[@user-us8vs5nr9r]

Откуда вообще эти «новости»?! Живу в Москве и не слышала никакого простеста, кастрюль и ничего в этом роде.

[@nefed-L]

По соловьев тв такого не показывают

[@user-us8vs5nr9r]

@@nefed-L не смотрела ни разу, прикинь😅 а ты дальше слушай лапшу про кастрюли и протесты😂

[@Ukie88]

Troll alert.

[@vitocasaldi6938]

She don’t deserve all the attention not a a word on the war against Ukraine and against the occupation territories, like husband 👎

[@Avanguard4128]

DW: '. . . Natasha is only nineteen years old; she has never known any other president other than Putin. . .' Me: Have you ever heard of a man called Dmitry Medvedev?

[@SuperMookles]

Yeah, that hardly counts though, does it? Putin was still the ringleader.

[@josienabuya1588]

He's not popular in rusia. Most of he's supporter is in abroad or dead

[@ronelle.p1824]

Did you see the voting lines at 12pm? They were lined up at the voting places in silent protest.

[@ritagams9453]

Did you see the flowers and lines at the cemetery? Believe in what you want to believe 😢

[@Kirstinevad]

​@@ritagams9453 and josie@ 💐🍀💕 I hope you ca. see my emojies. Best wishes to you from Denmark

[@ABDULAIPAULKAMARA]

Opposition in exile! what an irony Western Puppets🎉😂😂

[@xavierviaene5022]

At least we know for sure that the young generation does not agree with war and aggression and want another peaceful Russia instead of an autocrath regime.I know her voice will be heard also in Russia and soon the Russian ppl will stand up and say no more, enough is enough, Russia deserves better than this. Russia should get a place between democratic, free , peaceful nations in the world.

[@user-qi9bl9hd9l]

Iolanda Navalnaya is too happy for woman who lost husband a month ago 😂

[@lenabazalieva3568]

The name of the video should be "russia's exiled imperialists"!

[@jeromebahala6360]

who cares 😂

[@KaterinaBudyakova-hf7rk]

I respect our nowadays government in general, which do they best to support traditional family values, women with children, healthcare and etc.. We have different oppositions as well, and anyhow they work together in our government and deal with Covid, sanctions, terrorism, special military operation bcz of suffered ppl in Donbas.... Those kind of political oppositions doing real things for the ppl in such a big country as well. But Navalni, may he Rest In Peace, did nothing good to our country, unfortunately. He participated in talk shows, had funny tik tok, had some videos on KZbin, he could payed only young immature students for the rallies. Y. Navalnaya can make good career maybe in Europe. She even didn’t come to the funeral for her husband.. From Moscow with love ❤️

[@abodabalo]

War.

[@KaterinaBudyakova-hf7rk]

Donbas

[@nefed-L]

Мда, смешно. Чушь какую-то понаписала.

[@oliviawebb9817]

These western backed opposition

[@miriamzajfman4305]

Their " opposition " is a cry for justice ! If

[@Gerwi545]

Perhaps. But is that bad?

[@lukemurray4950]

​@@Gerwi545Yes it makes him a traitor to his country.

[@lukemurray4950]

He was caught on camera asking MI6 for money to start a revolution in Russia.

[@Gerwi545]

@@lukemurray4950 I disagree on both points as I think this is more of a subjective opinion on what constitutes treason. Legally, treason involves acts that betray one's country and usually requires clear evidence of intent to harm the state. Putin is not the state. Simply receiving support from foreigners doesn't automatically qualify as treason.

[@miriamzajfman4305]

Who is in charge of the podcast ? The Government of Putin 's Russia ? - since many commentaries are disappearing Censored

[@santanughanta5463]

Where's Snowden or Assange?

[@abodabalo]

Google it.

[@SuperMookles]

Both of them are alive, which is something Putins detractors in Russia tend not to be. Nice attempt at whataboutism though, the Kremlin must be proud.

[@gorgeous_katrin]

За деньги да 😂

[@mariapetrova3698]

Эту сумочку мне муж купил... Какая ж она старушка с прической-кукиш

[@SuperMookles]

Lol, and you believe Russian media 😂😂😂😂

[@mariapetrova3698]

@@SuperMookles Это современный гимн успешных девушек из модной песни. Поживем-увидим какой типаж: сама-сама или "за деньги да"

[@raphk9599]

Dont put a dame in charge.

[@christmastree5496]

If MSM supports Valvany,that should put up red flags

[@JusticeAlways]

What is MSM?

[@jstogdill]

Botnik

[@goingagainstthegrain]

​Main Stream Media.

[@user-bf6xr7tm2l]

Putin should marry her

[@miriamzajfman4305]

It is not the place to joke 👎

[@mariapetrova3698]

Леди Астор однажды сказала Уинстону Черчиллю: - Если бы вы были моим мужем, я бы подсыпала вам в кофе яд. - Если бы вы были моей женой, я бы его выпил, - ответил политик.

[@VaduzVaduz]

Te equivocaste de canal el de Putin TV esta a una calle, Androide Ruso.

[@shreychoudhary5432]

😂😂

[@genadiyrool]

That would be a plot twist

[@plangaplongo8701]

Zero toleransi in india please

[@samanthaw4955]

👎👎👎

[@Tania-lo4mv]

За деньги способны на всё!

[@SuperMookles]

Another Russian botnik.

[@santanughanta5463]

These people are Western agent.

[@kotovsk66]

The Russian opposition helped legitimize Putin.

[@miriamzajfman4305]

Explain how ???🤔

[@abodabalo]

All Russians did. And the West did, as-well. Everyone realizes the mistake.

[@SingWithUkraine]

❤NAVALNY💪

[@user-yc4xf8cv5y]

Evil puppets 😅😅

[@pankajkanwadia9842]

The american troops

[@aajj2153]

Why DW does not make any documentary on Israel

[@MoMo2E]

😂😂😂😂 Fake media

[@dopetag]

what's fake about this?

[@streetsarecold]

russian bots are busy today

[@miriamzajfman4305]

Are you O.K.🤕

[@lukemurray4950]

​@@dopetagHe was an MI6 asset caught on camera therefore he is a traitor to his nation.

[@iscuit]

​@@dopetag almost nobody in Russia gives a shi about Navalny. Slava rossii

[@jr9240]

Viva Rússia ❤❤❤

[@streetsarecold]

how are you russian bot

[@miriamzajfman4305]

Without Putin !!!

[@CrazyGonsalez]

​@@miriamzajfman4305without someones like you

[@Mitiku-mp7kv]

😂😂😂

[@benediktmorak4409]

HER country? That woman and a few others are wearing shoes far to big for them!

[@benediktmorak4409]

@@LoveApple2 what do i wish?

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

Exiled by themselves.

[@CrazyGonsalez]

Traitor! Shame on her!

[@SuperMookles]

Lmao, another Russian bot

[@carloporfiri6334]

Propaganda.... the war is over and the winner is.....................

[@Stebetto3]

Ukraine! 🇺🇦♥️🇺🇦♥️🇺🇦

[@patrickmunneke8348]

Navalny supported the war against Ukraine🤣😂 These people are either delusional or cowards

[@SuperMookles]

You're trying so, so hard, aren't you

[@patrickmunneke8348]

@SuperMookles No, not really. The facts are evident.

[@Ukie88]

@@patrickmunneke8348I don’t see any.

[@abodabalo]

@@patrickmunneke8348 You have some special, secret info?

[@paulshelest5008]

Nobody needs traitors

[@VaduzVaduz]

Tranquilo Stalin.

[@iscuit]

Slava rossii

[@SuperMookles]

Hey, a troll who joined just before Russia's invasion of Ukraine! I'm guessing you've had a busy few years 🤣

[@onlywinner-gb5fw]

Who will be the next dictator? Ans. Narendra Modi

[@user-angfong1985]

Fake news

[@yenzeinc]

We believe Putin.... We do understood US, Nato so much: they love money so so much.

[@RandomDudeOne]

Fine, just leave Ukraine alone please.

[@miriamzajfman4305]

Putin is the one who love Money ! 🤑 (he is a Billionaire ) ,and more than money he love Powers ! This two are very Dangerous Combination 💥

[@SuperMookles]

Joined a few months ago... Where's your troll centre based? Nigeria?

[@abodabalo]

Do whatever you want.. in your own country 👍

[@ashokindian36]

😂🎉 stay outside