Putin jailed dissident Alexei Navalny to send the West a simple message, @Kasparov63 tells @mehdirhasan: “I’m going to torture him. And you will watch while I do it, and I, Putin, will still make deals with you...you’ll kiss the ring, my boots, and maybe some other places.”
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Putin's authoritarian thuggishness is a given, but the latest target of his repression, dissident Alexei Navalny, also has deeply problematic views on Russian nationalism, guns, and immigrants. Should that matter? WATCH: @Kasparov63 and @mehdirhasan:

Mar 2, 2021 · 1:24 AM UTC

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You should read this from longtime @Navalny colleague @albats about him & the Kremlin’s smear campaign that AI added to. Putin used Chechen war & nationalism to wage war on democrats. Navalny tried to make nationalists democrats, w/ some success & regrets. themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/2…
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Someone can be a scumbag and a political prisoner at the same time. If we sent someone to prison for merely having a swastika tattoo, as vile as they are, they would be a political prisoner. @AmnestyUK