Russian President Vladimir Putin likely did not directly order Alexei Navalny’s death. The Wall Street Journal reports it citing American intelligence sources. The conclusion of the US 007s is criticized by Navalny’s allies: those who claim that Putin did not know “clearly do not understand how modern Russia works. The idea that Putin was not informed and did not approve the killing of Navalny is ridiculous”, highlights, in a note to the Wall Street Journal, Leonid Volkov, Navalny’s ally.
Moscow: “Useless speculation”
“I saw the article. I wouldn’t describe it as a high-quality article that deserves attention. It’s just idle speculation.” Thus the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, commented to journalists on the Wall Street Journal article according to which the American 007s believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin “probably did not directly order to kill Navalny”. “It seems the goal was to give the global audience something to read at the weekend,” Peskov cut short.
