Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who Russian authorities said Friday died in prison, survived an assassination attempt several years ago that he said was orchestrated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Navalny led an opposition movement against Putin in Russia, often campaigning against the Russian president and criticizing the government for deep corruption among its top officials. Navalny, who was frequently arrested and imprisoned during his work, was sentenced to 19 years in prison in August 2023 for “extremism.”
In 2020, Navalny said in an interview with 60 Minutes that Putin attempted to have him assassinated through the use of the deadly nerve agent Novichok. In August of that year, Navalny collapsed during a flight and was rushed to a hospital. He was later transferred to a medical center in Berlin, where doctors found Novichok in his system.
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