So Navalny was poisoned with deadly Novichok and a few months later is producing a polished video with Hollywood detective backdrop where he calls the suspect who conveniently admits to the whole scheme... I'd suggest you watch "The Magnitsky Act – Behind the Scenes" before trusting western/US media regarding Russia.
I'm fully aware of Navalny's history, all politicians are flawed in some ways, and Navalny is even moreso. Do you think that assassination is acceptable for that? The evidence for the poisonings is ironclad by any world measures except RT. Remember, this is about the Russian government's abhorrent "evil" behavior. Your whataboutism is a weak defense.
It's the most impressive investigative work I have ever read. One can only imagine the capabilities of nation state actors if an NGO is capable of this.
If it was, you would expect the Russians to be doing all they can to find who actually did it, people getting fired, etc. Navalny almost certainly was under 24/7 surveillance. You also would expect the best doctors to be made available for him in Russia.
We haven't seen any of that. Your version of events seems highly unlikely.
Any silovik worth his salt would refuse to discuss such a hot topic over an open line. Also, some people noticed their talk is not even close to how two professionals both working in the kontora would speak. And how come 'the spy' didn't recognize his target's voice and manner of speaking? How come he didn't cross check 'the assistant' with his boss?
Not to mention that Navalny having such information about FSB agents means he's got some suspicious connections. Wouldn't he go to jail for this when he's back to Russia?
If you haven't seen the full investigation released last week I'd strongly recommend you check it out, top notch investigative journalism. The video has English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smhi6jts97I
Can anyone "in the know" (perhaps someone that can read Russian news) comment on this?
From what I've read (mostly linked from HN) it seems like he was poisoned by the Russian FSB. And, agents from those agencies were tricked into admitting on tape they did in fact do the poisoning.
As for the first one, I think the reason was that Navalny called him after the investigation and clearly showed at the beginning of the conversation that he knew a lot of secret things, including the surnames of the other agents, facts on when and where they were, etc. Probably, the FSB guy just couldn't believe that there was a chance that a person who doesn't work for the government could be so aware of the details of the operation.
Speaking about manipulation devices, it was not Navalny who sent them to jail. And speaking about manipulation devices this is still Russian regime taking down opponents rather then the organization or layers doing anything illegal or bad.
The "reliable source" here is the German Government. It has confirmed that, yes, Navalny was poisoned, and yes, he was poisoned with a hard to obtain poison that has been used in the past by the Russian government.
This does seem to reduce the likelihood that Navalny wasn't poisoned, or that he was poisoned by someone unconnected to the government. MattGaiser's argument is that the implied threat is the goal, which is helped by confirmation of the above.
Interestingly Navalny and Bellingcat used the leaky Russian data systems (leaky because corrupt employees/police offer access to data for money) to trace his poisoners and who they communicated with. A fascinating case of exploiting a corrupt system against itself.. https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2020/12/14/navalny-fsb-...
that's really clever. Navalny himself shows that such martyrs exist, brave enough to return after being poisoned. But what if they arrest everyone and not just the martyrs?
Wow this is like a plot out of a James Bond movie. Great reporting. I do wonder if the part on how Navalny pulled this off gives away too much and will cause the FSB to tighten their op sec. And of course, the question remains - now that all these people are outed and their faces are on the Internet, what if anything does it change?
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