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The order for the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was not given by Vladimir Putin. Exclusive sources for the well-known American media Wall Street Journal emphasize that Putin is very unlikely to have ordered such an action and was not even part of the organization of the plan.
This is confirmed by the US Intelligence and Intelligence units of the State Department, the Wall Street Journal cites. The US assessment is based on a range of information, including even classified intelligence, and an analysis of public facts, including the timing of his death and how it affected Putin's re-election.
Several European intelligence agencies have been briefed on the US view. But some countries remain skeptical that Putin had no direct role in Navalny's death. In a tightly controlled system like Putin's Russia, it is doubtful that Navalny could have come to an end without the president's foreknowledge, European officials told the Wall Street Journal.
Navalny's allies insist his death was orchestrated by the Kremlin. In a statement, Leonid Volkov, Navalny's longtime ally, dismissed the US intelligence community's assessment as naïve.
Navalny, who was 47 when he died, was the vocal face of resistance within Russia to the increasingly authoritarian and corrupt rule of Vladimir Putin. He had served three prison terms totaling more than 30 years on charges he and his supporters said were trumped up.
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