The reported death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marks another instance where a Kremlin critic's death has raised suspicions.Russian opposition leader and critic Alexei Navalny has died in a Russian prison, one month ahead of the presidential election. Eurasia Group analyst Tinatin Japaridze joins Power & Politics to weigh in on how Russians are reacting to his death, and the consequences it may have for the country.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin, left, stands beside Yevgeny Prigozhin at a factory near St. Petersburg, Russia, in September 2010. Prigozhin died in an August 2023 plane crash. a plane crashed carrying the 62-year-old PrigozhinPeople gather on Moskvoretsky Bridge in memory of Russian opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov on March 1, 2015, in central Moscow.
The 48-year-old Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of Putin and his government's campaign in Chechnya. She'd won international acclaim for her reporting.A cup of tea laced with a radioactive isotope led to the death of Alexander Litvinenko nearly two decades ago. Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy and Kremlin critic, died in November 2006 after drinking tea laced with the rare radioactive isotope polonium-210 at a London hotel.
The former KGB officer turned Kremlin critic fell ill after drinking the tea on Nov. 1, 2006. Twenty-two days later, he'I hope to God': Navalny death must spur U.S. lawmakers to act against Russia, Biden says