from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 23 Feb 2024 20:15
https://lemmy.world/post/12319926
The government of Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely refusing to release the body of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who died suspiciously in prison on February 16, because it fears a massive outpouring of grief and support just ahead of the March presidential election, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a leading Russian opposition figure, said.
“There could be large-scale confrontations in Moscow,” the exiled former oil tycoon said in an interview with Current Time, the Russian-language network run by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA.
“The authorities do not want people to understand how many of them oppose Putin. The main task of Putin’s propaganda is to convince people that if they are against Putin, they are on the margins…. If people see that there are really a lot of them…then the situation can change in seconds.”
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That was the whole point of him coming back into the country. To stop Putin— by any means necessary.
Putin fears many things.
Rainbow colors Independent thinking Cocks, he’s terrified of cocks. Ukraine NATO The EU The Baltic States Obama Biden Nalvany’s wife Short tables Gay bars Windows Large gatherings Small gatherings Gatherings
I bet he flinches like a motherfucker if a loud noise goes off near him. Bitch gave himself PTSD.
Really not helping himself with all the Rosgvardia tied up in Ukraine.
As if there’s anything real to fear for that election for Putin. Dude’s probably rigged it for his entire life. Not even sure what the point of this sentiment is.
They’re not worried by the potential election results, they’re worried about mass protests overwhelming police forces’ ability to quell them.
Probably shouldn’t have killed him then.