Despite the suspicious circumstances of the opposition leader’s death, the outlet reported that Putin may not have intended for Navalny to be killed when he was.
The Journal, citing “people familiar with the matter,” reported that several U.S. intelligence agencies, including the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the State Department’s intelligence unit, share this view.
None of the intelligence agencies cited by the Journal or the Pentagon responded to Business Insider’s requests for comment.
While the Journal reported that U.S. intelligence sources believed the timing of Navalny’s death — which came as his aides claimed he was about to be released — was not specifically planned by Putin, the media noted that the Russian president was not entirely exonerated from responsibility in this matter. Navalny’s death on the world stage, with Polish analysts and some European intelligence agencies remaining skeptical of suggestions that Putin was not involved, while Navalny’s allies continue to insist that the Kremlin orchestrated.
Leonid Volkov, a Navalny ally, told the Journal: “The idea that Putin was not informed and did not approve of Navalny’s murder is ridiculous. »
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