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Alexei Navalny RIP

ken_shabby
ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
edited February 2024 in Not Sports Related
Died after a morning walk in prison aged 47.
Opposing Putin has a very high price.
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  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,228
    No doubt natural causes.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    Was a very brave man, standing up to Putin for what he believed in.

    Unfortunately this was always the most likely outcome.

    RIP.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    Absolute hero for taking such a principled stand in the face of such an inevitable outcome.

    RIP.
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,688
    I hope his countrymen have a march or vigil in his honour. Having such principles above personal safety is what has kept many or us safe and free to this day.


  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,761
    Very sad news, we'll never get the truth out of Russia. Putin a very dangerous man to cross.
  • Henske
    Henske Posts: 119
    русский герой. A Russian Hero. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    was it a morning walk to a high open window ?


    RIP 
  • raytreacy69
    raytreacy69 Posts: 955
    This is a Very sad day
    such a very brave man
    RIP Alexi
  • Henske
    Henske Posts: 119
    “Life makes no sense if you have to tolerate endless lies. I will never accept this system, which is built on lies, i will
    not stop my fight against this junta” Navalny 
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  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,263
    Collapsed and lost consciousness on a walk, and I think they've said he's died of natural causes, which at 47 years of age isn't really heard of. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    sam3110 said:
    Collapsed and lost consciousness on a walk, and I think they've said he's died of natural causes, which at 47 years of age isn't really heard of. 
    I mean, I guess if you've already poisoned and starved the guy, then he's at a bit more risk of an early death....

    But still obviously doubt it!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Natural causes for Putin's opponents.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    RIP.
    A brave man.
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    A hero, he paid the price for standing up to Putin. 
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    RIP, brave man. 
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,207
    À brave man that knew he would be killed. I hope the citizens of Russia can find some balls just to acknowledge him and the cause. 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    edited February 2024
    I never wish anyone death or harm but in Putins case I’d happily see him die by falling out of a third floor window. RIP Navalny
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,352
    Another Putin special operaton no doubt?

    RIP.  If only the Russian people deserved you Alexi.
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,183
    edited February 2024
    Putin is a gangster armed with nuclear weapons.
    Murderous henchmen to do his bidding, it takes a special kind of courage to stand up to him. 
    Alexi Navalny death’s robs Russia of a champion of democracy and decency.

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  • Henske
    Henske Posts: 119

    Anne Applebaum, a Staff writer at The Atlantic wrote….

    So far, the only person who has a coherent strategy for dealing with Putin is Navalny. He described it in a handwritten note he sent to Yevgenia Albats, a Russian journalist and close friend. “Everything will be all right,” he told her. “And, even if it isn’t, we’ll have the consolation of having lived honest lives.” He has already shown his compatriots that it is possible to live an honest life in a dishonest political system. It’s an invitation for others to follow. Dictatorships survive because most people are not willing to pay that high a price.


  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    Sad news, a very brave man and a much better option than Putin.

    If he'd ever achieved power we could well have been a bit disappointed with what his views might have been (certainly Ukrainians would not appreciate his stated Crimean position), a bit prone to unwise/headstrong decisions (like returning to Russia after being poisoned) and he might have been a member of the metropolitan elite, but clearly someone who offered something different than the current quasi-dictatorship.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    RIP. It takes a lot of guts to stand up against wrong. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Russian leaders since time immemorial maintain their reputation and tradition as murdering, cowardly horrible, ruthless bastards .. R I P Alexei, let's hope that the sacrifice of your life will prove worth it in the very long run
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,778
    So very courageous but so sadly inevitable

    RIP Alexei
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,012
    Fair play to the guy for lasting as long as he did given he was poisoned 3.5 years ago. I thought he'd have been long gone by now.

    His death has to be suspect especially when you read this bit "Navalny was last seen only one day before his death, looking well and laughing during a court hearing via video link."
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,848
    An incredibly brave hero that should be respected the world over. 

    RIP
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    RIP.  Murdered by the state.
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,361
    Absolutely shocking but really it was not unexpected. He stood up for what he believed and paid the price as many have who have crossed Putin. 
    Brave man. 
  • raytreacy69
    raytreacy69 Posts: 955
    This Brave man realistically was the last chance of any credible opposition to Putin
    He paid the ultimate price with his life
    I hope the Republicans currently opposing any further aid to Ukraine will realise the error of their ways and not continue to block the aid 
    That in itself would be a lasting legacy to the bravery of Alexi.RIP

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