There death of Russian dissident Alexey Navalnywhich occurred last February in a penal colony in the Arctic, it was probably not ordered directly by President Vladimir Putin, despite the harsh criticism leveled by the opponent at the head of the Kremlin. AND’ the conclusion reached by American intelligenceaccording to what the Wall Street Journal.
Despite the suspicious circumstances of the death of the Russian opposition leader, the WSJ, citing “people familiar with the matter”, reported that several US intelligence agencies, including the CIA, the office of the Director of National Intelligence and the intelligence unit of the State Department share the thesis that the timing of Navalny’s death was not specifically wanted by Putin.
However the newspaper points out that Polish analysts and some European intelligence agencies remain skeptical that the president was uninvolved in the matter, while Navalny’s allies continue to insist that the Kremlin orchestrated everything. Leonid Volkov, the dissident’s former right-hand man, said the idea that Putin was not informed and did not approve Navalny’s killing was “ridiculous”.
