US agencies say Putin didn’t order Navalny’s February death: WSJ

US agencies say Putin didn’t order Navalny’s February death: WSJ

The Straits Times - World·2024-04-27 15:01

WASHINGTON – US intelligence agencies have found that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn’t order opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death at a prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported.

While the assessment didn’t dispute Mr Putin’s culpability for the death, it found that the timing possibly wasn’t as intended by Mr Putin, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

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