funeral of the daughter of a nationalist ideologue killed in the explosion of his car

Several hundred people gathered in Moscow on Tuesday for the funeral of the daughter of an ultranationalist ideologue supporting the offensive in Ukraine killed in the explosion of his car, an attack that Moscow blames on kyiv. Daria Douguina was killed on Saturday evening in the explosion of the vehicle she was driving on a road near Moscow. She was 29 years old. Journalist and political scientist, she was the daughter of Alexandre Douguine, an ultranationalist ideologist and writer promoting an imperialist doctrine. Like her father, she was a fierce supporter of the Russian offensive in Ukraine. On Tuesday, hundreds of people, including relatives and politicians, gathered in front of Daria Douguina’s coffin, above which a smiling portrait of her had been hung, AFP noted.

For Putin, “a despicable, cruel crime”

“She died at the front for the nation, for Russia. The front is here,” said Alexander Dougin in a trembling voice, his eyes darkened. Less than 48 hours after the death of Daria Duguina, the Russian security services (FSB) said on Monday that they had concluded that the attack had been prepared and carried out by the Ukrainian intelligence services. kyiv has denied any involvement. In a message of condolence, Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced a “despicable, cruel crime”, which “prematurely ended the life of Daria Duguina, a brilliant and talented person with a truly Russian heart”.

“Among the first words we taught him, in his childhood, there are obviously ‘Russia’, ‘our power’, ‘our people’, ‘our empire'”, said Alexander Dougin, holding back tears. This murder created a shock in Russia and undermined the efforts of the authorities who seek to convince that the offensive in Ukraine, launched six months ago, has no negative consequences for the Russian population.

Vladimir Putin also posthumously presented him with the Order of Courage, an important decoration. Promoter of “Eurasism”, an imperialist doctrine advocating an alliance between Europe and Asia, under Russian leadership, Alexander Dougin has been targeted since 2014 by European Union sanctions. Media personality and polyglot, he is influential in part of the European far right. Nicknamed by some media “Putin’s brain”, Alexander Dougin is sometimes presented as being close to the Russian president. But the latter has never supported him publicly and many observers put his influence in the Kremlin into perspective.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that there will be “no mercy” for the murderers of the daughter of a pro-Kremlin nationalist ideologue killed in the explosion of his car near Moscow . “It was a barbaric crime for which there can be no forgiveness (…). There can be no mercy for the organizers, the sponsors and the performers”, declared Sergey Lavrov during a conference of hurry.

The spokesman for the American diplomacy, Ned Price, abstained on Monday from any speculation on the responsibility for the murder. He condemned any attack on civilians and stressed that Kyiv had rejected any involvement.

“Since the murder of a journalist is not even commented on from this angle, which is nevertheless so important for the American authorities, then Washington has no moral right (…) to judge human rights in the world”, reacted his Russian counterpart, Maria Zakharova, on Telegram on Tuesday.