Alexei Navalny

OPINION

My Trump-supporting friends, please take a step back

— B. Jay Cooper tells his friends supporting Donald Trump to reflect on his character and actions, especially his silence on Putin’s actions, including the death of Navalny, and his disregard for NATO solidarity, risking alliances.

Russia

Alexei Navalny: Reported death of Putin’s most prominent opponent spells the end of politics in Russia

— The reported death of Alexei Navalny in prison signifies the end of internal challenges to the Kremlin. Navalny’s demise marks the conclusion of Russia’s political landscape, dominated by Putin’s authoritarianism and limited dissenting voices.