I do wonder what full economic collapse would do to Putin's Russia. Considering the worsening prospects for oil producers, we may see the economic context change.
Eventually, I think the economic collapse will cause the country to break up into smaller states. It already happened with USSR. In long term perspective, this might improve the situation with human rights. And that’s something that can be accelerated with international economic sanctions.
But I’m not sure this gonna help Navalny. For one, I don’t think he has enough time left. Another thing, when soviet forces retreated from western parts of the country in 1941, they killed hostages instead of releasing them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD_prisoner_massacres
This man is a hero but a ‘sadomasochist’ at the same time. Why did he return to Russia after the attempt to poison him? He wanted to show he was not
afraid, I get that but was it worth it? His life is in danger again. And his public support remains relatively low, even after disclosing the whole Putin palace by the Black Sea and the extravagant spending on it, all this while the Russian people have seen a dramatic decline in quality of life.
Yes but but I guess he is worth more to his family alive than dead. That likelihood is pretty high, either in a Russian jail or poisoned again with a nerve agent. I don't think he'll be lucky to survive another attempt like that. He is really courageous but am still not convinced his decision to return was a sound one. Putin ordered the killing of many opponents and the Russian people as a whole don't show any sign that they care.
That makes some sense however, when he got back on his feet from poisoning, he published the Black Sea Palace Documentary, a risky move. I guess that would put his family in great danger as well. Now, after returning to Russia he's been silenced and doubt his family is not any safer. I still admire this guy for his courage to confront Putin, I would be scared for my life. It is sad that the Russian people don't seem to care. The demonstrations that took place should have been much bigger.
Not consemning Navalni, I have enormous respect for his courage. I just think they’re gonna kill him this time and he basically knew what was awaiting him back home.
In addition to all the videos he created of killing non-whites and immigrants, he has also participated in many Russian March(s) which is full of white supremacists.
>In an Instagram post, Navalny said prison authorities were trying to undermine his hunger strike by roasting chicken near him and placing sweets in the pockets of his clothes.
Breaking a long term fast with either sweets or roasted chicken doesn't sound too good.
I am struggling trying to understand what your point is.
Let's assume that what you are citing is 100% accurate, and that he has not changed a bit in the last 14 years. What then? Should we simply assume that he deserves being treated this way and look away?
it is a smear and therefore does not need to have a point. back in the days tones of illegal immigrants were slaving on russia's constructions projects causing uproar among locals competing for same jobs.
>It’s not a surprise how the white media love him and his values.
I never got the idea that the "white media" (what ever that is) likes him, because the narrative is pretty much the political opposition of the establishment is being targeted and attacked.
Never once I saw any value judgement of Navalny political views, hell until you posted it I never even reflected if he was right/left winged.
Russians don't care on average. They have been living under authoritarian regimes for many centuries, and are more or less OK with them.
No reasonable amount of outside pressure is going to stop it. Nuking Kremlin might do the trick but that amount of pressure is not reasonable, IMO.