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Opinion: Why Putin wants to keep Navalny locked up

Published Jan 19 2021 at 7:45 AM GMT
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  • With Alexei Navalny back in Russia five months after surviving a poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok, his courageous return presented Russian President Vladimir Putin -- who Navalny believes ordered his killing -- with two choices: allow the high-profile activist to continue to be a thorn in his side or lock him up in the hopes that he fades into obscurity.


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  • Published Jan 19, 2021 7:45 AM GMT