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Putin Did Not Order Alexei Navalny's Death, US Intelligence Finds

WSJ has issued a new weekend report saying that US intelligence agencies do not believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin planned or ordered the death of opposition activist and politician Alexei Navalny.

"U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Putin likely didn’t order Navalny to be k**led at the notoriously brutal prison camp in February, people familiar with the matter said, a finding that deepens the mystery about the circumstances of his death," writes the Journal.

"The assessment doesn’t dispute Putin’s culpability for Navalny’s death, but rather finds he probably didn’t order it at that moment," WSJ continues. "The finding is broadly accepted within the intelligence community and shared by several agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the State Department’s intelligence unit, the people said."

And yet it must be recalled that Western officials and media pundits alike had immediately upon reports of the 47-year old Navalny's death rushed to declare that he had been 'assassinated' by Russian authorities upon Putin's order.

This led to a new wave of US-led sanctions on Russia, and even disrupted momentum toward a hoped-for prisoner swap between Moscow and Kiev at the time.

President Biden had asserted in a statement issued on the very day of his Feb.16 death that "Putin is responsible for Navalny's death" and that it was "proof of Putin's Brutality" - but ultimately that the 'democratic future' Navalny believed in was worth "dying for" - according to the president's words at the time.

Russian prison authorities had officially listed his demise as from "sudden death syndrome," which is how natural causes such as heart attacks are typically described.

Navalny's team is not happy with the fresh WSJ report which is being seen as essentially an exoneration of Putin:

In a statement to the Journal, Leonid Volkov, a longtime Navalny ally, rejected the U.S. intelligence assessment and said those who assert that Putin wasn’t aware of Navalny’s death “clearly do not understand anything about how modern day Russia runs.”

“The idea of Putin being not informed and not approving k*****g Navalny is ridiculous,” he said.

Below, journalist and geopolitical commentator Aaron Maté explains that despite news of Navalny's life and death having driven world headlines, he was still largely an unknown within broader Russian politics and society especially on a national level [emphasis ZH].
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Navalny was a marginal opposition figure who polled at around 2%. Putin didn't fear him; it served Putin to have him seen in the West as his main opposition.

The Russian gov't meanwhile has just barred anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin. A Russian court has also issued a draconian prison sentence to anti-war sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky. We don't hear about people like Nadezhdin and Kagarlitsky in the West nearly as much for one reason: unlike Navalny, they don't collaborate with Western governments.

Navalny worked with NATO intel cutout Bellingcat and went through the "Yale World Fellow" program, a regime change training ground. For this reason, we also don't hear that Navalny was an unrepentant xenophobe who compared Muslim immigrants to cockroaches and rotten teeth.

His death is a tragedy. He was undoubtedly mistreated. But because he served US interests, US state media will make him into someone he was not. And just compare their fawning coverage to their silence on, or even support for, the ongoing persecution of Julian Assange. Or their complete silence on the mistreatment and death of US citizen Gonzalo Lira in Ukrainian custody -- universally ignored in US media.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-did-not-order-alexei-navalnys-death-us-intelligence-community-says

This is what happens when those who believe they know they are correct rush to show their beliefs are accurate. It absolutely could not happen to better se******n of the bubble people!

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

Vladimir sends his ❤️ Love 💗 !!!
More tools for Vlad !!!!

AuH20

Speaking of tools, you are a rusty useless one.

Castro sends his adoration to you.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

I have rusty tools more competent than is Milosia.

TruePatriot49 Loc: The Democratic People's Republic Rhode Island

Was Navalny v******ted? If he was, that might explain his sudden death, but the government doesn't want to admit that.

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

You too ???
You trying to let Putin off the hook ???
Putin sends you his love ❤️ also !!!

TruePatriot49 Loc: The Democratic People's Republic Rhode Island

Melonoma2, Putin is more of a Christian than you are, oh, yea, your a baby k*****g atheist. You seem to have PDS, Putin derangement syndrome. It's i***ts like you who have driven Putin closer to C*******t China. That may well prove to be a mistake. I'd rather have him on our side than on China’s side for obvious reasons.

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

So, that’s a yes then ????
A grand American patriot, hauling Putin’s water ????
Don’t tread on me, or Putin , or trump ,
Or any other anti American entities.
You’re a joke.
Or a Bot ,
You would side against your fellow Americans who have taken the same oath as you. ???
And you call yourself a don’t tread on me American?
You are nothing more than a laugh and a half.
It’s i***ts like me who have protected you from speaking German , Chinese , Japanese, Russian ,
North Korean .
You’re a joke.
Please don’t reply , you’re nothing now.

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

For the record ,
Castro died a long time ago .
Home schooled ????
I’m guessing .
Goldwater
Old meme !
He died too .
Old home schooling books. ?

TruePatriot49 Loc: The Democratic People's Republic Rhode Island

Melonoma2, that's one giant lie. You were never in the military, so you didn't protect anybody from anything. You are nothing but an ignorant c*******t troll. BACK UNDER YOUR BRIDGE, NOW....

AuH20

The remaining family still have a significant impact on Cuba’s governance.

While you type illiterate comments and hysterically yammer about Putin, Chairman Xi continues to economically impact our industries. Mandarin should be on your educational schedule after a basic writing course.

AuH20

Did you choose to ignore the fact it is US Intelligence making these declarations or is reading anything beyond the title beyond your minuscule abilities? No answer is required as the answer is obvious.

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

I spent 3 tours in VietNam .
Next time start with
“ I don’t know you …
So you won’t look so stupid.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

I absolutely unequivocally do not believe your first statement!

TruePatriot49 Loc: The Democratic People's Republic Rhode Island

Melonoma2, your statement is a lie, unless your 3 tours in VietNam were as a Viet Cong fighter from China. No one who spent time in the military, especially in Vietnam would have the twisted thought patterns you have. As I said before, BACK UNDER YOUR BRIDGE, troll.