{"id":282005,"date":"2024-02-18T09:15:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T09:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=282005"},"modified":"2024-02-20T06:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T06:50:49","slug":"navalnys-death-views-from-russian-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=282005","title":{"rendered":"Navalny&#8217;s death: Views from Russian media"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Edward Slavsquat \u2013 edwardslavsquat.com Sept 17, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>What are Russians saying about the death of Alexei Navalny? Let\u2019s have a look.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Reactions from politicians<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said <a href=\"https:\/\/ura.news\/news\/1052734392\">Brussels and Washington are to blame<\/a> for Navalny\u2019s death. He added that Navalny\u2019s death benefits countries that are pushing for more sanctions against Moscow.<\/li>\n<li>LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky said that the death of one person was a disaster but he was more concerned about the conflict in Ukraine. He <a href=\"https:\/\/ura.news\/news\/1052734397\">vowed<\/a> that Russia would not allow Navalny\u2019s death to be \u201cused in the interests of the West\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>State Duma Deputy Sergei Mironov, the leader of A Just Russia \u2014 For Truth, <a href=\"https:\/\/ura.news\/news\/1052734397\">said<\/a> Navalny\u2019s death \u201cbenefits Russia\u2019s enemies. It is necessary to investigate the circumstances of the death and take measures to repel the information attack of the West.\u201d He concluded that the West was to blame for the death, which came as Moscow was calling for negotiations with Washington.<\/li>\n<li>Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Commission to Investigate Interference of Foreign States in the Internal Affairs of Russia, Mikhail Delyagin, said that Western countries will likely use Navalny\u2019s death as a <a href=\"https:\/\/ura.news\/news\/1052734333\">to introduce new sanctions<\/a>. He also predicted that the death could be used as a pretext to seize Russian assets that were frozen at the beginning of the SMO.<\/li>\n<li>Vladimir Dzhabarov, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, <a href=\"https:\/\/ura.news\/news\/1052734397\">described<\/a> Navalny\u2019s death as an \u201caccident\u201d and insisted that the Russian government had no motive to harm Navalny while he was in prison.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Reactions from Telegram channels and commentators<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Russian Telegram channels were quick to point out that Yulia Navalnaya made a surprise appearance at the Munich Security Conference, where she spoke about her husband\u2019s death, announced just hours prior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can believe in a coincidence, but a series of coincidences that benefit one side is very difficult [to believe],\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Alekhin_Telega\/9435\">wrote<\/a> Roman Alekhin, a military volunteer who curates a popular Telegram channel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tot samyy olen<\/em>, another popular Telegram channel, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/trueolen\/937\">expressed<\/a> similar suspicions:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Obviously, the death of the extremist oppositionist Navalny happened at the right time\u2014exactly after the interview with Tucker Carlson, in the midst of the presidential campaign in Russia and during the Munich Security Conference, which very conveniently brought together all the main actors of this anti-Russian play, including Navalny\u2019s wife. All of them almost instantly made accusatory speeches at press conferences specially convened for this purpose. [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">All the circumstances of the mysterious death have yet to be clarified, but we believe that even after the examination no one will publicly answer all the questions. One of the reasons for the transfer of chief prisoner Navalny from institution to institution according to a secret protocol was precisely due to fears for his life. Navalny was the most guarded prisoner in Russia, who was watched 24 hours a day \u2026 We believe that some [Russian officials] are clearly at risk of losing their shoulder straps.<\/p>\n<p>Political commentator Anatoly Nesmiyan <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/anatoly_nesmiyan\/16520\">argued<\/a> that Navalny\u2019s decision to return to Russia, where he faced certain imprisonment, suggested that he was being groomed for a \u201cMandela project\u201d. Navalny\u2019s death raises questions about who inside Russia \u201cguaranteed\u201d Navalny\u2019s safety and why this \u201cproject\u201d was ultimately derailed, Nesmiyan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/margaritasimonyan\/13701\">wrote<\/a> on Telegram that numerous \u201cvictims\u201d of Navalny\u2019s \u201ccustom-made investigations\u201d had contacted her and gloated over Navalny\u2019s death (they used an expression, \u201c\u0417\u0435\u043c\u043b\u044f \u0441\u0442\u0435\u043a\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0439\u201d, that basically translates to \u201cI hope he <em>doesn\u2019t<\/em> rest in peace\u201d). Simonyan said she wanted to make similar statements but wanted to show self-control during Lent.<\/p>\n<p>Sergei Karnaukhov, a former government official who runs a popula Telegram channel and makes regular appearances as a political analyst on state television, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sskarnaukhov\/63770\">said<\/a> that Navalny\u2019s death was an attempt by the West to destabilize Russia:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Before the elections and presidential inauguration, the West will try to launch a powerful and multifactorial attack on our country. All this will be paid for, coordinated and filled by Western intelligence services, as well as supplemented by the work of Ukrainian special services and sabotage and subversive structures. The task that Western intelligence services will try to solve is to disrupt the presidential elections in the Russian Federation. At the same time, they understand well that nothing will work out. In this regard, all emphasis will be transferred to the post-election period. The voting results will not be recognized, the elected head of state will be declared an illegitimate \u201coutlaw\u201d, increasing the isolation of Russia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">And lastly, who could have committed this crime, and most importantly, how? We will certainly return to this question.<\/p>\n<p>Military-political blogger Yuriy Podolyaka <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/yurasumy\/13340\">described<\/a> Navalny\u2019s death as \u201cinevitable\u201d:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">After all, it was obvious that Navalny\u2019s sponsors, realizing that there was zero benefit from him alive, and a huge benefit from him dead \u2026 would once again try to finish him off. Moreover, when it would be of most benefit. Now is just such a moment.<\/p>\n<p>Liberal news portal \u201cWe Can Explain\u201d compiled a list of reactions from Kremlin critics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a shocking event that will be difficult for the authorities to use favorably. It is likely that they will try not to ignore it. But the feeling of an electoral \u2018holiday\u2019 will still be reduced,\u201d political scientist Mikhail Vinogradov <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/mozhemobyasnit\/17170\">told<\/a> the outlet. \u201cIt\u2019s too early to judge by the reaction of society \u2026 So far, the main intrigues are more likely related to the world reaction to what happened, since Navalny was often perceived as politician No. 2 [in Russia].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other commentators cited by the channel implicated the Kremlin in Navalny\u2019s \u201cmurder\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Liberal anti-Kremlin outlet The Bell also <a href=\"https:\/\/thebell.io\/ubiystvo-alekseya-navalnogo\">blamed<\/a> the Russian government for Navalny\u2019s death, claiming that it was \u201cabsurd\u201d to suggest that the West to orchestrate the death of Russia\u2019s most high-profile prisoner:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The reaction of Russian propaganda and second-line officials boils down to two theses: the West is to blame for Navalny\u2019s death, and the Kremlin did not benefit from his murder. The first thesis, suggesting that the West was able to reach the most guarded Russian prisoner in one of the most distant colonies, is too absurd to talk about. The second thesis follows tradition: the Kremlin\u2019s non-involvement in the murder of Boris Nemtsov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.ru\/politics\/28\/02\/2015\/54f1aafd9a7947266747b317\">was explained<\/a> in exactly the same way in 2015. But it will be very difficult to argue this thesis in the case of Alexei Navalny. [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The domestic political risks associated with Navalny\u2019s murder are also small. Director of the Levada Center (foreign agent) Denis Volkov, in a conversation with The Bell today, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thebell_io\/26270\">confidently said<\/a> that one should not expect serious protests in Russia now: protesting is dangerous, useless, and Navalny\u2019s popularity has declined since 2021. \u201cBy the beginning of 2023, he had already dropped out of the top ten most trusted politicians. After this, Navalny\u2019s rating fluctuated in an open question at 1%. The lowest figure is January 2024,\u201d Volkov said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">But the inevitable decline in interest in Navalny after he was imprisoned did not mean that he ceased to be a long-term threat in the eyes of the Kremlin. \u201cWhen the situation itself turned towards greater authoritarianism, people\u2019s faith in any changes dried up, the sociological effect that Denis Volkov talks about takes place. But it could just as easily change in the opposite direction. In the long term, Navalny remained a strong and popular politician with large accumulated political capital. In this way, he certainly posed a threat to Putin,\u201d says Re:Russia project director Kirill Rogov.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s anti-vax community <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/stoppanika1\/1186\">noted<\/a> (somewhat jokingly) that reports of Navalny dying from a blood-clot should raise eyebrows.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Reactions on internet forums<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaplakal.com\/forum1\/topic2740059.html\">thread<\/a> about Navalny\u2019s death on popular Russian discussion forum Yaplakal currently has 180 pages of comments. Although forum users expressed a wide range of views, the most-upvoted comments highlighted the curious timing of Navalny\u2019s death, and how it would hurt, rather than benefit, the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div id=\"attachment_282008\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/navalny-comment1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-282008\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-image-282008 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/navalny-comment1-300x69.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"69\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-282008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Navalny\u2019s death is the \u201cmost epic\u201d news before the election, the top-rated comment on Yaplakal sarcastically observed. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaplakal.com\/forum1\/topic2740059.html\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/navalny-comment2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt aligncenter size-medium wp-image-282009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/navalny-comment2-300x115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cVolodya [Putin] doesn\u2019t need this. The entire leadership of the Federal Penitentiary Service will be f***ed for this. This is the main prisoner of the entire Russian Federation. Now the liberals will canonize him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/navalny-comment3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt aligncenter size-medium wp-image-282010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/navalny-comment3-300x70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cIt was immediately clear that he wouldn\u2019t be released [from prison] alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A brief comment from Edward<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As even anti-Kremlin liberals admit, Navalny was basically out of the picture by 2021, and he posed no meaningful threat to the upcoming elections. It would be strange for Putin to announce that he was ready to negotiate with Washington, and then a few days later order a murder that would likely make negotiations impossible. The timing of Navalny\u2019s death is incredibly suspicious. There\u2019s no way around that.<\/p>\n<p>However, if the West is able to kill Russia\u2019s most high-profile political prisoner, this means Russian intelligence\/security services are clearly compromised.<\/p>\n<p>Some have even suggested that pro-war hardliners in the Russian government ordered Navalny\u2019s death to prevent a negotiated settlement in Ukraine, which would have likely involved unpopular compromises from both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Who knows? One thing is for sure, though: This is bad news for the peasants. Most news is bad news for the peasants. Sorry about that.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gMv7uBeKVks?si=9U0i6WK8uFRS5iw-\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edwardslavsquat.substack.com\/p\/navalnys-death-views-from-russian\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can safely  ignore what the Western mainstream media is saying about Navalny\u2019s death. 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