Alexey Navalny's death wasn't directly ordered by Putin, WSJ reports


by Business Insider

Business Insider— Alexey Navalny's February death in a remote Arctic prison camp likely wasn't directly ordered by Vladimir Putin, despite Navalny's outspoken criticism of the Russian president, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.Despite the suspicious circumstances of the opposition leader's death, the outlet reported Putin may not have intended Navalny to be killed when he was.The Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," reported that several US intelligence agencies, including the CIA, the...

POLITICO—Putin ‘likely’ didn’t order Navalny’s death in February, US agencies believe: WSJ. U.S. intelligence agencies agree Russian president probably didn’t order opposition leader’s killing “at that moment,” according to report.

Al Jazeera—US finds Putin probably did not order Navalny’s death in February: Report. Officials say Putin retains culpability for the death of his fiercest critic and most prominent opposition leader.

The Independent—US intelligence believes Putin probably didn’t order his rival Navalny’s killing, report claims. The CIA and other agencies don’t, however, ‘dispute Putin’s culpability’ for the opposition leader’s death