In Moscow lies a corpse the tsar fears so much his spies still guard the grave. When Trump visits Russia, he should take time out from hobnobbing with Putin to visit the resting place of Alexei Navalny.
Alexei Navalny, a leading Russian opposition figure, was poisoned and died in custody, with his supporters risking persecution to honor his memory at his gravesite. The Russian government maintains strict surveillance over the site. John Sweeney suggests Navalny's death was orchestrated by Vladimir Putin, reflecting broader state repression. Navalny's legacy, shaped by his opposition to corruption and influenced by the Chernobyl disaster, highlights his resistance to Soviet and post-Soviet systems. Sweeney compares Trump's approach to Putin to Neville Chamberlain's appeasement, cautioning against naive diplomacy that undermines Ukraine's position.
