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Putin's nemesis: Who was Alexei Navalny?

Alex Forrest Whiting
February 16, 2024

According to Russian officials, opposition and anti-corruption leader Alexei Navalny has died. He had been imprisoned since January 2021, after surviving an assassination attempt via poisoning. Navalny had suffered from ill health while in jail.

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