National Security

Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny Accuses Vladimir Putin of Poisoning Him

Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny, who fell ill on a flight to Moscow in late August, has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of orchestrating his assassination, saying that only he could have authorized the use of the nerve agent novichok, a regular fixture of Russian political killings, the UK Guardian reported Thursday.

In this file photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia. As Russia's most determined and durable opposition figure, Alexei Navalny has employed an astute understanding of social media and an …