The head of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died from a blood clot, denying speculation that he was killed while in prison.
If that would have been the case, the moment the body was given to the mother we would have seen photos of his "beaten up" cadaver on every newpaper in a matter of minutes. Instead we only got minor articles saying "the body was given to the mother" and that's it. I know this goes against the current "everything that goes against Putin is true" way of thinking, but creating conspiracy theories based on wishful thinking only helps Putin make his points against the "western propaganda".
Being unjustly confined in a prison is still a direct contributing cause to a stroke or pulmonary embolism. There's a reason they still make folks in solitary in the US do "yard time."
Can't wait for western intelligence officials, who were always a 100% reliable source to libs and chuds when saying Russia bad, to suddenly be wrong about something in their minds
a. the media will cover this beyond an article or two
b. libs would integrate this information, even if covered
c. libs would ever question info from US intelligence officials
I still get libs citing the "Chinese spy balloon" even though the military put out a press release that the balloon transmitted no data. Media never boosted it, so they never saw it. Would be curious to see how they react if they did. I'd still bet on mental gymnastics like "only because cheap Chinese junk lololol"
A blood clot doesn't mean there is no foul play. There are plenty of poisons that cause clotting: https://go.drugbank.com/categories/DBCAT000113 - including some that are snake venom components.
It could also be a consequence of prolonged confinement without much movement. It could also be an eventual consequence of the 2020 poisoning (there is no evidence that Novichok specifically or mild poisoning with other acetylcholinesterase inhibitors causes clots; however, severe poisoning causes respiratory paralysis which causes hypoxia, and that can cause platelet and vascular dysfunction/damage that increases the risk of thrombosis. Not many people ever have been poisoned with Novichok and survived, so the exact sequelae are uncertain).
Now, there is a question of whether the FSB would want to do a subtle execution or an ambiguous one. They did attempt an obvious one in 2020, given it involved an agent which is clearly associated with the Russian government (although perhaps if he hadn't made it overseas, that would have never come out). Since then, perhaps Putin and the FSB have less incentive to be brazen. If they didn't want to send a message, they could have just kept Navalny alive. But maybe ambiguous was a compromise they wanted - it keeps would-be dissidents fearful, but provides the cover of plausible deniability for those who would criticise the killing of a political opponent.
Clots can also be caused by injuries. I'm not saying he was beaten or anything but I would be surprised if he wasn't at some point, probably repeatedly, and possibly recently.
If a clot was formed due to a poison or something, is that detectable? Or is this one of those things that will always be shrouded in suspicion because we'll never know if the clot was 'natural' or part of a more intentional plot?
What an absolutely believable conclusion announced by an absolutely credible organization that has no motivation except to publish the unvarnished truth.