Armchair Critic,

Putin has been described - as a murderer,
a killer, a KGB agent.

He's certainly all of those things
and more.

Putin has created a regime under which his
opponents are murdered, political prisoners are sent to
Siberia for decades behind bars, minority rights are
suppressed, opposition is quashed, foreign territory is
forcefully annexed - to name just a few facts.

I would prefer not to argue with you about this thug.
The facts speak for themselves and- they will not change.

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Alexei Navalny had suffered three attacks orchestrated by the Kremlin in 2017, 2019 and 220 which all had lasting effects on his health.

He died in prison in Siberia at the age of 47 after having spent 300 days in solitary confinement and being denied medical treatment to recover from a nerve agent attack carried out by the FSB in 2020.

Though some may argue that the timing of Navalny's assassination may not be in the best interests of the accused, President Putin, the failure of the three previous attempts on the life of the victim attests to the slipshod manner they were carried out. If, indeed, the timing was wrong, the final assassination was no exception and was also slipshod.

Having, therefore, carefully considered the facts of the case as well as the circumstantial and historical evidence of similar politically motivated assassinations of notable Russian political opponents, my verdict is that President Vladimir Putin is responsible for Alexei Navalny's Death, beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Dear Banjo,

I agree totally.

The facts speak for themselves.

Navalny's body should be returned to his family.
Not having done so tells us the reality of Putin's
regime.

Putin's childhood and youth - explains a great deal.

While we can't change the Russian President we can
educate people not to create more Putins by
recognizing how childhood adversity impacts us
throughout our lives and by integrating solutions
into our education, justice, healthcare, and economic
systems we may help prevent more thugs being made.

"The Man Without a Face: The unlikely Rise of Vladimir
Putin," by Masha Gessen, is about the rise of Putin
and his reign.

It's worth a read.