Alexei Navalny, Jailed Putin Critic, Suggests President Secretly Adores Him
NewsweekMAY 2022
Navalny's prison sentence is a politically motivated sham and the new trial is just another excuse for the Russian authorities to put him away for life on trumped-up charges. Navalny uncovered evidence of endemic corruption by the Kremlin elite and, despite united calls from the West for Navalny's release without delay, Moscow will not risk the damage his voice could do in undermining Putin's autocratic leadership.
Russia's non-systemic political opposition continues to engage in terrorism while the West portrays its actions as heroism. Supporters of Navalny and their consequent organizations have pledged their allegiance to violence and waging war on their own people. These criminals will not be met with open discussion but, rather, brought to immediate justice.