Why did Navalny die now? Experts reveal Putin's possible message. Navalny's death could show "that resistance is futile," says political sociologist Maxim Alyukov.
The Russian presidential election is just under a month away. It remains to be seen whether this plan by Putin, which experts suspect, will work. The death could also strengthen his movement and the general opposition to the Ukraine war and Putin. Initial reports said the cause of death was a blood clot, but it could be anything from blood poisoning to a heart attack.