It's a country with tremendous resources, a hard-working people, and endless corruption that enriches only the connected. Russia's been that way for hundreds of years. Navalny fought the good fight, talking about rights of the people, fairness, and democracy. The dictator had to make him go-- there was an election to steal & the people were getting too hopeful. Know this-- Putin hates America for its freedom because he knows if the Russian people understood it was real-- then they would never put up with "the system" in Russia.
@ImportedKittenDemocrat4mos4MO
And Trump thinks he can make deals with this guy Putin? What a joke.
Obama made deal with ayatollahs, he was praised for that. Are they better?
@ImportedKittenDemocrat4mos4MO
Reagan send arms to Iran...and who were in charge of running Iran? Pope Francis?
Yep, so our two mortal enemies can fight each other, while Obama policies just strengthen Iran.
@ImportedKittenDemocrat4mos4MO
OK...Iranians were fighting South Americans. Thank you for the explanation.
And tell that to the South Americans who had to go through the dictators your heroes propped up.
I'd think he could do better fighting Russia outside of Russia.
@QuicheAndyGreen4mos4MO
On the contrary, Navalny knew full well that his death (which he deliberately exposed himself to by returning to Russia after Putin's attempt to poison him) will inspire hope and pride in the Russian people and will help unite a fractious West against Putin. Putin can get away with murdering a criminal like Prigozhin, but he has met his match in a hero like Navalny. Mark my words, Putin is going down.
Navalny was a courageous voice of dissent against Putin's kleptocracy. He could have stayed quiet and lived a life of leisure in the U.S. or western Europe. Time will tell if his efforts were in vain, that will be up to the Russian people. What is beyond dispute is that Putin is scum.
@ChamoisAudreyRepublican4mos4MO
He didn't 'die' in prison. He was murdered.
