Overview

• During a U2 concert in Las Vegas, Bono led a chant in honor of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died suddenly in a penal colony.
• Navalny, a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin, had been imprisoned on charges widely regarded as politically motivated.
• Bono's tribute to Navalny highlighted the importance of freedom and solidarity with Ukraine amid Russian aggression.
• The chant was part of a larger speech that warned of Putin's potential to invade other countries after Ukraine.
• Navalny's death has sparked international concern and calls for accountability, with mourners risking arrest in Russia.