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Both Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska have declined invitations to President Joe Biden’s upcoming address to the US Congress, the White House said on Wednesday. Navalnaya and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife had been invited as guests to the annual State of the Union address on Thursday, said White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre in response to a question. “The White House did invite Mrs Zelenska to the State of the Union, she was unable to attend. I would refer you to Ukraine as to her rea…