“It had to happen’: Putin dictated Navalny’s prison camp ordeal, according to Moscow insiders.. As of: February 19, 2024, 4:45 a.m By: Patrick Mayer CommentsPressSplit A Russian report sheds light on how Moscow ruler Vladimir Putin allegedly directly influenced Alexei Navalny's detention in the prison camp.

On February 14, Russian prison authorities locked Navalny in a solitary cell for the 27th time. On Saturday (February 17), when the Russian opposition activist's team confirmed his death, this question was still unanswered.