- Alexei Navalny's political activities were funded by the US government through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) as part of an effort to repeat US-backed 2014 Ukraine regime change inside Russia itself; - The Western media had previously (and reluctantly) revealed Navalny as far-right, racist, and xenophobic despite efforts to pass him off as a progressive pro-democracy activist; - US government-funded polling agencies consistently found Alexei Navalny extremely unpopular in Russia with single digit approval ratings; - After an alleged 2020 "Novichok" poisoning, Navalny's popularity "surged" to 20% as the Western media accused Moscow of being behind the incident; - The US is now exploiting the death of Navalny to advance its anti-Russia policy while the Western media collective omits all relevant context regarding Navalny's background and US funding; References: NYT - Navalny’s Death Raises Tensions Between U.S. and Russia (February 16, 2024):https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world/europe/biden-putin-navalny.htmlCNN - Putin saw an existential threat in Navalny, the opposition leader whose name he dared not mention (February 16, 2024):https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/17/europe/putin-navalny-existential-threat-analysis-intl/index.htmlAl Jazeera - Alexey Navalny: An archenemy Putin wouldn’t name and Kremlin couldn’t scare (February 16, 2024): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/16/obit-navalny-putins-archenemy-and-anti-corruption-championReuters - Putin critic Navalny's approval rating surges in wake of poisoning (October 2020): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-idUSKBN26N1Z9/The New Atlas - CNN + Bellingcat's Latest Russian Novichok Lies | 12/16/2020 Review (December 2020):https://youtu.be/Ma4wwo8WQic?si=n6TpcN748B2WvI8nNED - RUSSIA: POLLING FOR DEMOCRACY, THE YURI LEVADA ANALYTICAL CENTER (September 2011):https://www.ned.org/democracy-story/russia-polling-for-democracy-the-yuri-levada-analytical-center/The Guardian - Alexei Navalny obituary (February 16, 2024): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/16/alexei-navalny-obituaryWikileaks - A GUIDE TO RUSSIAN POLITICAL YOUTH GROUPS: PART 1 OF 2 (November 2006): https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06MOSCOW12709_a.htmlWikileaks - RUSSIAN YOUTH POLITICS, OR LACK THEREOF: PART 2 OF 2 (November 2006): https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06MOSCOW12717_a.htmlThe Guardian - US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev (2004):https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/26/ukraine.usaThe Atlantic Council - Russia’s democracy movement will survive the death of Navalny (February 16, 2024):https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/russias-democracy-movement-will-survive-the-death-of-navalny/RFE/RL - Navalny's Failure To Renounce His Nationalist Past May Be Straining His Support (February 2021):https://www.rferl.org/a/navalny-failure-to-renounce-nationalist-past-support/31122014.htmlEuronews - Racist or revolutionary: The complex legacy of Alexei Navalny (July 2023):https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/07/racist-or-revolutionary-is-alexei-navalny-who-many-westerners-think-he-isWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticOdysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKeGab: https://gab.com/BrianBerleticVK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberleticHow to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrrMonero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR