Navalny – a martyr? Experts classify death of Kremlin critic. Could there be protests in Russia after his death? “Putin is paranoid when it comes to criticism’, says political scientist Randall Stone.
“The military will not have Putin’s back if there is a large protest movement,” says political expert Matthew Lenoe. ‘In the long term, Navalny will be remembered as a martyr. He will be an inspiration for opposition movements,’ Lenoe says.