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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 07:18 PM Sep 2025

Navalny's widow says he was poisoned in Siberian prison - CNN



The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny says he was poisoned in a Siberian penal colony. Yulia Navalnaya says that tests of smuggled samples were carried out by two separate overseas laboratories, and that both reached the same conclusion. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said during a press conference Wednesday that he was "unaware" of the claim.

CNN correspondent Clare Sebastian reports from London.
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Navalny's widow says he was poisoned in Siberian prison - CNN (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2025 OP
I am of the belief that HoosierDebbie Sep 2025 #1
LOL popsdenver Sep 2025 #2
So brave, so strong, so principled. R I.P. Joinfortmill Sep 2025 #3

HoosierDebbie

(458 posts)
1. I am of the belief that
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 07:29 PM
Sep 2025

there are no natural deaths of anyone who is a dissenter of Putin. Poison or Defenestration. These are the causes of death to Putin opposition.

popsdenver

(2,628 posts)
2. LOL
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 07:49 PM
Sep 2025

In Russia, disenters suffer from accidental poisoning, accidental exposure to radiation, or accidentally falling from a six story window......

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