Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny died of natural causes, according to the director of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin.
“I don’t think it was a special plan, but unfortunately all people share one thing – their life ends one day, they die. Navalny really died of natural causes,” Naryshkin said on the “Solovyev Live” show.
The Russian Correctional Service announced on February 16 that Navalny had died in prison and added that the cause of his death was being investigated.
Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence service, surprised by the statement that Alexei Navalny died of natural causes.
The family and associates of the Russian opposition figure blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for his death.
“I will probably disappoint you, but Navalny really died of thrombosis. That is more or less confirmed. This is not data from the Internet, but unfortunately it is a natural death,” Budanov told reporters.
Ukraine’s intelligence chief added that Putin’s regime “will collapse by itself.”
A stable regime in Russia means a threat to Ukraine and the world, so the Ukrainians will continue with intelligence operations on Russian territory
“As long as there is war in Ukraine, there will be problems in Russia. New surprises await the enemy. He did not recommend civilians to use the Crimean bridge,” warned Budanov.
The Crimean Bridge, sometimes called the Kerch Bridge, was built by Putin after the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula to ensure a more reliable connection, as ship ferries, which are often unable to sail due to bad weather, cannot sail.
Since the outbreak of the war against Ukraine, the bridge, through which a significant part of the Russian forces are supplied, has experienced several attacks and damage, but so far it has not been permanently disabled.
A total of 43 countries, including the United States of America, the European Union and Great Britain, sent a joint appeal today to conduct an international investigation into the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison in Russia.
“We are outraged by the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, for which (Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin and the Russian authorities are ultimately responsible,” EU Ambassador Lotte Knudsen told the Human Rights Council in Geneva, speaking on behalf of 43 country, reports Beta.
Navalny, 47, who was a fierce critic of the Kremlin, died on February 16 in one of Russia’s strictest penal colonies where he was serving a 19-year sentence.
