https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/9042...osition-is-hospitalized-in-possible-poisoning
Navalny is the face of the opposition against Putin's entire regime.
this is the second half of the article, since first part is about him being poisoned, probably through the tea he was drinking earlier.
about the long list of enemies - these enemies are mostly Putin's henchmen. Navalny has exposed a lot of their corruption but mostly their hatred of Navalny is some weird way to gain favor from Putin.
So question is if this is in any way linked to the situation in Belarus, and if Navalny was poisoned in order to prevent him from leading protests in Moscow/Spb.
Navalny is the face of the opposition against Putin's entire regime.
this is the second half of the article, since first part is about him being poisoned, probably through the tea he was drinking earlier.
Navalny, 44, is an energizing force for Russia's opposition, conducting investigations that expose corruption and mobilizing against President Vladimir Putin's regime. He attempted to run against Putin in the 2018 presidential election, but he was barred from doing so. Authorities cited a fraud conviction that Navalny describes as retribution for his activism.
It's the second time Navalny has possibly been poisoned. He was hospitalized in July of 2019, days after being jailed for calling for street protests, with severe swelling and other symptoms.
"Navalny could have been poisoned by anyone from a long list of ill-wishers," Russian political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya said. "He's garnered hundreds of enemies in the past few years, including some hardened individuals. And times are such that the cost of doing something like this barely matters."
On Thursday, Semyon Kochkin, an activist and ally of Navalny, said via Twitter that it would be "impossible" to poison Navalny without Putin's approval. He added that the ongoing unrest and public anger over a hotly disputed election in Belarus has made Russia's leaders afraid of similar scenes playing out in Russia.
about the long list of enemies - these enemies are mostly Putin's henchmen. Navalny has exposed a lot of their corruption but mostly their hatred of Navalny is some weird way to gain favor from Putin.
So question is if this is in any way linked to the situation in Belarus, and if Navalny was poisoned in order to prevent him from leading protests in Moscow/Spb.