Alexei Navalny represented the one genuine political alternative to Putin on the horizon, and his death in the Arctic Circle prison camp in February 2024 eliminated that alternative, which is partly why the March 2024 election became choiceless rather than merely rigged.
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“Navalny was killed or died, if you prefer, in the Arctic Circle prison camp in February, about a month before the election was held. That was the one political alternative on the horizon that was genuine that he feared.”
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