Sunday, October 06, 2024
  • The Odd Timing of the Death of Alexei Navalny

  • It makes you wonder if the orders for the assassination, if that’s what it was, came from Putin or some rogue operative in the SVR. The whole affair is eerily similar to Navalny’s poisoning. The logistics and optics were sloppy and poorly conceived. Why would Putin poison an adversary and then allow him to receive life-saving treatment in Omsk and Berlin? Why would Putin order the assassination of Navalny right before a crucial vote on aid to Ukraine in the U.S. House of Representatives?
    What was in it for Putin?