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Putin is trying to kill Alexei Navalny again - and this time he may succeed.

He is "seriously ill" in prison, but this time, Putin isn't letting him out. Meanwhile, Maria Butina (remember her?) is helping Putin to gaslight the world by proclaiming that she "is tired" of Navalny claiming that prison conditions are too harsh when she has seen firsthand how nice it is in there.

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by Anonymousreply 57May 24, 2021 7:13 PM

Biden should offer Navalny asylum in the United States. We get Alexei, they can keep Snowden.

by Anonymousreply 1April 7, 2021 1:34 PM

If only, R1.

When he was "on trial" and drawing those hearts on the glass for his wife, I thought: this guy is either crazy or tough as hell, to be that unbothered. He looked James Bond cool.

Fuck Putin for what he's done and doing to this guy. I hope Parkinson's eats you up, Vlad! 🖕🏽

by Anonymousreply 2April 7, 2021 2:01 PM

Severe sanctions are called for immediately.

by Anonymousreply 3April 7, 2021 5:08 PM

Navalny knows he's already won, r2. He is playing the long game with his life on the line. He knows what he's doing.

He is stone cold done with Putin's bullshit and doesn't GAF.

If you're the praying type, pray for Mr Navalny's health and protection.

If you're not the praying type, think of Mr Navalny with compassion and gratitude. One man with courage makes a majority.

by Anonymousreply 4April 7, 2021 5:42 PM

Navalny reportedly is "near death." Hopefully, VladimirPutin will soon follow, the evil fuck.

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by Anonymousreply 5April 17, 2021 8:58 PM

R1, Navaly is much braver than that piece of shit, Snowden.

by Anonymousreply 6April 17, 2021 9:02 PM

"Navalny is on a hunger strike" is Russian disinformation for "Putin is having Navalny starved to death."

by Anonymousreply 7April 17, 2021 9:06 PM

If Navalny dies, Russia goes into a absolute CHAOS! Putin must have a God complex to not realize that.

by Anonymousreply 8April 17, 2021 9:45 PM

Dear President Biden: Please nuke the Russian Fascist fuckwad.

And please strap Trump to the warhead. TIA.

by Anonymousreply 9April 17, 2021 9:48 PM

Would anyone care if we bombed 'Russia' (or whatever it's called this week) into oblivion?

by Anonymousreply 10April 17, 2021 9:52 PM

R10: Russia, yes. Nuking Putin, no.

It pisses me off that the world isn't stepping in to save Navalny.

by Anonymousreply 11April 18, 2021 12:54 PM

Alexei's daughter:

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by Anonymousreply 12April 18, 2021 1:15 PM

This is murder in slow motion before our very eyes.

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by Anonymousreply 13April 18, 2021 1:54 PM

Navalny would make a great President. Putin is a piece of shit, just like our previous orange President. I hope someone is brave enough to put a bullet in his head.

by Anonymousreply 14April 18, 2021 2:33 PM

Biden needs to make a statement about navalny.

by Anonymousreply 15April 18, 2021 3:18 PM

I heard one report that the prison was having other prisoners bring small portable grills near Navalny and grill chicken to try and make him stop his hunger strike.

by Anonymousreply 16April 18, 2021 3:23 PM

Navalny is unhinged. Why the fuck did he go back to the shithole Motherland? Inexplicably crazy!

by Anonymousreply 17April 18, 2021 4:05 PM

Alexei Navalny is a one of those rare truly brave individuals, like Mahatma Gandhi, Aung San Suu Kyi, Liu Xiaobo, MLK Jr, Nelson Mandela, and Jesus of Nazareth, who are willing to die for their convictions. Navalny loves his country and his people, and he is ready to die in his fight for Russia's liberation from Putin's fascist oppression. Vladimir Putin is making Navalny a martyr, and Navalny's death will be the flashpoint that will lead to Putin's downfall.

by Anonymousreply 18April 18, 2021 7:45 PM

He is as good as dead. Sadly, he didn't stay out when he had the chance. He chose to return, even with the knowledge that he would be killed. I guess he hopes that if he dies, the country will overthrow Putin. Messiah complex.

by Anonymousreply 19April 18, 2021 7:52 PM

[quote] Messiah complex

Ironically, the ones who think of themselves as Jesus are the evil oppressive thugs like Putin and Trump who seek autocratic control, the suppression of their political enemies even through violence, the institution of draconian laws, and unconditional loyalty and abeisance. Of course, they are the furthest thing from a Messiah.

by Anonymousreply 20April 18, 2021 8:03 PM

n a video posted on Navalny’s YouTube channel his deputies Leonid Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov said Navalny’s health had deteriorated so dramatically that a mass public display was the only way to save him. Volkov urged citizens to gather at 7pm on Wednesday in squares across the country.

The appeal sets up a showdown between Navalny’s followers and Vladimir Putin, who is due to deliver his annual state of the nation address at the same time. In January the Kremlin used brutal force to break up pro-Navalny street protests, with thousands of people arrested.

“Have you ever seen with your own eyes how a person is murdered? You’re seeing it right now,” Volkov said. He added: “If we don’t speak up now, the darkest times for free people are at hand. Russia will descend into total hopelessness.”

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by Anonymousreply 21April 18, 2021 8:05 PM

Biden's national security adviser has said that there will be consequences if Navalny dies but what?

[quote]"We have communicated to the Russian government that what happens to Mr Navalny in their custody is their responsibility and they will be held accountable by the international community," national security adviser Jake Sullivan told US media.

"In terms of the specific measures that we would undertake, we are looking at a variety of different costs that we would impose and I am not going to telegraph that publicly at this point, but we have communicated that there will be consequences if Mr Navalny dies," he added.

by Anonymousreply 22April 18, 2021 8:12 PM

[quote] Navalny's death will be the flashpoint that will lead to Putin's downfall.

From your lips to Biden’s and Natos ears.

by Anonymousreply 23April 18, 2021 8:13 PM

Sad situation, hopefully this is the beginning of the end for Putin.

by Anonymousreply 24April 18, 2021 8:50 PM

AGREE r18!!!

by Anonymousreply 25April 18, 2021 10:11 PM

Meghan McCain is losing her shit on Twitter over this. I don’t know what she expects Biden to do.

by Anonymousreply 26April 18, 2021 10:15 PM

Meghan WHO? Fuck that dumb bratty bitch!

by Anonymousreply 27April 18, 2021 10:17 PM

He's lost 50kg in 3 weeks.

That's 110 pounds.

by Anonymousreply 28April 18, 2021 10:19 PM

I emphasize with Navalny's predicament, but some of the commentary from the punditry is way over the top.

[Qupte] BRhodes: It’s hard to capture the profound sadism and broad ramifications of slowly killing [bold] your most powerful and popular opponent [/bold] in front of the entire world. What Putin is doing to Navalny is a defining moment of our times and people must not look away.

Listen, they've done public polling in Russia from non state organizations and with Putin removed from the equation, Navalny is still not the most popular replacement. He polls in the same category as Jill Stein. Hopefully, someone who can form a bit more of a mandate than 5% can replace Putin. Navalny isn't that person.

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by Anonymousreply 29April 18, 2021 10:30 PM

"Hunger strike."

by Anonymousreply 30April 18, 2021 10:40 PM

Here's a very good article that explains why Navalny is such a dangerous thorn in Putin's side.

Excerpt:

[quote]Tens of thousands of Russians across more than 100 cities took to the streets on Saturday to demand Navalny’s release. According to one poll, four out of 10 of them had never demonstrated before. A record 4,000 protestors were detained. Even as the police warned against attending the unsanctioned demonstrations and the temperature fell to -58 degrees Fahrenheit in some cities, Russians staged their largest protests in at least three years. The show of support and Navalny’s newfound recognition is Russia’s biggest political development of the year, and the anger beneath it could bubble and reverberate for months, even years to come, with parliamentary elections and a presidential race looming.

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by Anonymousreply 31April 18, 2021 10:48 PM

R1 You think we didn’t? Gosh, some people on this site are so fucking dense.

He could have gotten asylum in any country of his choice. He could be living it up now in a high paid job at Harvard, or in any think tank, or even just live off of the rich and powerful as a little pet project of these.

He went back to Russia because he is fighting for something bigger than himself. He knew what he was getting into. Regardless of what happens now, he is a hero. One day, he will have a street named for him in every major Russian city. That is worry more than his safety to him. He is fighting for his country and his people.

by Anonymousreply 32April 18, 2021 10:58 PM

How is it possible to lose 50kg in 3 weeks? That doesn't seem possible. While this isn't research... on the show naked and afraid, where the contestants go 21 days with almost no food, they lose at most 25 lbs. And they are walking around and moving and exerting energy and burning calories. I don't know that you can lose 30+ lbs a week from not eating.

by Anonymousreply 33April 18, 2021 11:03 PM

[quote]Even as the police warned against attending the unsanctioned demonstrations and the temperature fell to -58 degrees Fahrenheit in some cities, Russians staged their largest protests in at least three years.

I can't even imagine what it might be like to protest in -58° F weather. But this demonstrates dramatically the resolve of an oppressed people. Today, protests. Tomorrow, they'll be Marie Antoinette-ing Putin's fat head in Red Square.

by Anonymousreply 34April 18, 2021 11:05 PM

Very dumb move to let him die. Only turns him into a martyr and in death he will be bigger than he was in life.

by Anonymousreply 35April 18, 2021 11:08 PM

Putin regularly kills popular adversaries and nothing comes of it. Iron fist.

by Anonymousreply 36April 18, 2021 11:10 PM

Revolution will only come if enough Russians don't have enough money to live on. The delays in paying pensions looks more dangerous to Putin than Navalny's death to me.

by Anonymousreply 37April 18, 2021 11:13 PM

R36, most can't name those other ones. Navalny is the highest profile one and social media is a huge weapon.

by Anonymousreply 38April 18, 2021 11:16 PM

America needs to stay out of this. There's human rights violations taking place right here at home and nothing is done about it.

We need to get our own house in order first.

Let Russia deal with their own problems, there's nothing we can do about what's going in Russia.

Meghan McCain claims to be a low tax small government Republican. But she wants the US government to get involved in something taking place in another country halfway across the world? That wouldn't be small government, that would be big robust government. Something she as a conservative Republican is supposed to hate right?

We need to fix our own problems her in America first, seriously.

Let Russia handle they're own shit.

by Anonymousreply 39April 18, 2021 11:42 PM

^ oh, dear.

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by Anonymousreply 40April 18, 2021 11:58 PM

[Quote] most can't name those other ones.

Because the American media largely doesn't report on them. There is a strong communist party in the country and yet you'd never hear US corporate media talking about that as a replacement since that would run counter to their financial interests.

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by Anonymousreply 41April 19, 2021 12:46 AM

This is such a stupid move from Putin. People will revolt if Alexei dies.

by Anonymousreply 42April 19, 2021 12:50 AM

Russians seem spooky.

by Anonymousreply 43April 19, 2021 1:13 AM

The ones in NYC seem medicaid/medicare fraudster-y

by Anonymousreply 44April 19, 2021 1:16 AM

R33, Navalny hadn't fully recovered from that polonium attack when he returned to Russia and was imprisoned by Putin.

His internal organs are still compromised and his body is unable to process food as it used to. Also, from what I understand, radioactive poisons like polonium affect your one density.

He's losing bone density, muscle density and is probably pretty dehydrated.

by Anonymousreply 45April 19, 2021 2:07 AM

Walking dead.

by Anonymousreply 46April 19, 2021 2:20 AM

Vengeance is mine saith the Lord.

by Anonymousreply 47April 19, 2021 6:18 PM

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been moved to a prison hospital, where the authorities say his condition is "satisfactory".

He has been on hunger strike for 20 days, complaining of inadequate medical attention. He is now in Vladimir, a city 180km (112 miles) east of Moscow.

The FSIN prison service says he is being examined by a doctor daily and he has agreed to take vitamins.

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by Anonymousreply 48April 19, 2021 6:59 PM

Yikes! Navalny is not dead yet, but those who are trying to save him are dropping like flies.

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by Anonymousreply 49May 12, 2021 10:11 AM

^^ where is the info on the doctors who died? I find only info re the covid doctors falling out windows.

by Anonymousreply 50May 12, 2021 2:27 PM
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by Anonymousreply 51May 12, 2021 3:46 PM

Navalny is kinda sexy. Or was.

by Anonymousreply 52May 22, 2021 4:14 PM

He needs to get better and put his weight back on. He is the sexiest political leader, bar none.

by Anonymousreply 53May 22, 2021 4:18 PM

When Putin dies we need to invade Russia and take it over and end this ongoing, never ending shit for good.

by Anonymousreply 54May 22, 2021 4:32 PM

What a fabulous idea.

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by Anonymousreply 55May 22, 2021 4:38 PM

R54 - unfortunately, the whole country is composed of sociopaths and cons who think smiling is a weakness. Culturally, they're just fucked.

by Anonymousreply 56May 22, 2021 4:52 PM

Miming for his wife from the dock displayed pure charisma

by Anonymousreply 57May 24, 2021 7:13 PM
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