American intelligence agencies have found that the death of Russian opposition leader and dissident Alexei Navalny was likely not ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Navalny’s February death in a prison camp in Russia’s Arctic regions prompted the United States and other countries to levy additional sanctions on the Russian economy, and derailed negotiations on prisoner exchanges. However, multiple American intelligence agencies, including the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency, have assessed that Putin did not directly order the death of Navalny, according to the WSJ. (RELATED: ‘A Very Brave Guy’: Trump Praises Fallen Putin Opponent After Being Criticized For Initial Response)
TOPSHOT – Opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears on a screen set up at a courtroom of the Moscow City Court via a video link from his…
