US intelligence believes Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed, Wall Street Journal reports

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-intelligence-believes-putin-probably-didnt-order-navalny-be-killed-wsj-2024-04-27/

US intelligence believes Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed, Wall Street Journal reports

By Reuters
April 27, 2024 5:57 AM EDT Updated an hour ago

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn't order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Navalny, 47 when he died, was Putin's fiercest domestic critic. His allies, branded extremists by the authorities, accused Putin of having him murdered and have said they will provide proof to back their allegation.

The Kremlin has denied any state involvement. Last month, Putin called Navalny's demise "sad" and said he had been ready to hand the jailed politician over to the West in a prisoner exchange provided Navalny never return to Russia. Navalny's allies said such talks had been under way.

The Journal, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, said on Saturday that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed in February.

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[mucifer]

1. I doubt his body fully recovered from the poisoning when putin attempted his assassination. So the

prison sentence itself in a harsh prison might be very much a contributing factor.

[JT45242]

2. There is only so much damage the human body can take

Poisoning, starvation, harsh conditions, illness.

Putin did not have to order a murder to be the rot cause of the death.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Putin knew what moving him to Siberia meant.

Harsh conditions, out of control guards.
Guards who knew that Putin hated one prisoner more than any of the others.

Putin didn't have to directly order the murder.
He knew what would happen.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Just like Trump didn't directly order Pence to be hanged.

[gab13by13]

5. Reuters doesn't mean shit to me

Post who wrote the article before I will click on it.

Sounds like right wing propaganda to me.

[Lovie777]

6. Putin caused it..................................

Just like those that keep falling out high rise windows.

The normalization of violence, lies and making up shit continues.

[Midnight Writer]

7. "He denied it very strongly. I can't think of any reason he would lie."-Donald Trump

[Hugin]

8. What a load of shit.

Putin ordered a “slow kill” putting Navalny in a situation where he was unlikely to survive. It’s the same thing, only crueler. Plus, we are all treated to hogwash like this about Pootie’s hands being clean.

[struggle4progress]

9. So it's actually Tucker Carlson's fault? "Leadership requires killing people" set off the assassins?