The sudden death at the age of 47, this Friday, February 16, in his distant Arctic prison, of Alexeï Navalny, Putin's number one opponent, slayer of the regime with the relay of his anti-corruption foundation, provoked a immense shock.
No doubt more abroad, in the West, than in Russia itself, where the activist, who certainly had many fervent supporters, was made almost invisible by the official media, and particularly since the start of the offensive in Ukraine .
His death, one month before the Russian presidential election which should unsurprisingly strengthen Vladimir Putin's power until at least 2030, was announced in a press release from the prison authorities, without excessive detail on the circumstances.
A usual scenario when it comes to those bothering the Russian regime, as recently shown by the plane disappearance of the former head of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigogine.
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