
Photo: Evgeny Feldman for the project "This is Navalny" (CC-by-NC)
The murder of Navalny in a polar colony in the village of Harp February 16, 2024 is a point of non -return for the Putin dictatorship. This dictatorship will destroy people until it is by force put in place.
Even after almost two years of war and genocide against Ukraine in the world, reasoning in the spirit of Realpolitik was popular - that sooner or later Putin would have to negotiate. Someone is even ready to believe that aggression against a neighboring country is supposedly standing deep historical reasons that Putin readily retells in his lectures and articles. The murder of the chief opponent of the Russian dictator, who participated in the elections and called for peaceful protest, makes adjustments to this realpolitik.
Firstly, the war and terror will continue until Putin is in the Kremlin, even if some “agreements” are reached with him. Secondly, Putin’s violence does not need any historical or rational grounds, he simply likes the process itself.
Citizens of Ukraine understood this for a long time. But the farther voters in Europe and the more in the United States from the front line, the less obvious for them the fact that 155-mm shells were the best argument in negotiations with Putin for two years. Which Europe was never able to learn to produce in the right amount, because no one except Putin was preparing for a large war. The murder of Navalny means that the criminals in the Kremlin are untied by their hands and there are no restrictions - in relation to Ukrainians, Russians and citizens of any countries.
Having killed (admitting the murder) of Navalny, Putin showed that the only basis of his power is the unlimited terror against people who dream of peace for Russia and its neighbors.
And this is another evidence that the point of no return is passed. To those of our compatriots who pretended that the war has not yet touched them, offer a completely clear scenario of the future. Putin will demand complete loyalty to his war, and those who doubt it will be destroyed. This is the political meaning of the murder of Navalny: to show that there is no alternative to the current course for the country, and even the idea of this alternative can lead to the physical elimination of a person.
There is no reason to doubt that Navalny was killed. To say that he died is incorrect. The version of violent death can be confirmed provided that the body is transferred to independent specialists, and they will be bold enough to present an honest examination - under the threat of their own destruction. But if this version remains unconfirmed, there is a publicly accessible sequence of events.
Navalny was poisoned in 2020, when Putin was preparing for his war. He survived after poisoning thanks to the heroism of his associates and doctors who were helping. He returned to Russia, not completely recovering from the consequences of the first attempt on his life, and was arrested. 14 criminal cases were instituted against him,
He was sent 27 times to the torture conditions of the penalty insulator, where he had to stand on his feet all day, and finally sent to a remote colony behind the polar circle. This sequence of events is briefly called murder.
The camera captured Vladimir Putin after he was reported about the death of Navalny in the colony. He was on the forum of future technologies and was in high spirits.
Navalny was the only politician who in recent decades built his career in an open confrontation between the dictatorship and at the same time remained in Russia. His unprecedented courage will remain a role model for those who do not consider themselves the property of Putin. Throughout the world there are shares of Navalny's memory under the slogans demanding punishment for his killers. In Russian cities, people carry flowers to monuments to victims of political repression - after all, it is clear to everyone that a large terror is returning to the country.
We grieve.