Alexei Navalny's body to be held for two weeks for 'chemical analysis', family told
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Navalny's Mother Demands Putin Returns Son's Body
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The Spin
Anti-Russia narrative
Anyone who isn't completely under the spell of Russian propaganda knows that Putin ordered the death of his staunchest critic. However, the Kremlin's cruelty in the matter didn't end with Navalny's murder, as authorities are now blackmailing his mother into holding a secret burial service. It's clear that investigators are trying to buy time before an independent examination can take place, so as to sweep the killing under the rug.
Pro-Russia narrative
Allegations about Pres. Putin being implicated in the death of Alexei Navalny are baseless. Putin's critics, particularly in the West, have been making false allegations about the Kremlin for years. Navalny died of natural causes, and this media hysteria is just Western propaganda to perpetuate widespread Russophobia.