Navalny 'losing sensation in legs and hands'

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56671117

by codezero • 5 years ago

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tartoran4• 5 years ago

This man is a hero but a ‘sadomasochist’ at the same time. Why did he return to Russia after the attempt to poison him? He wanted to show he was not afraid, I get that but was it worth it? His life is in danger again. And his public support remains relatively low, even after disclosing the whole Putin palace by the Black Sea and the extravagant spending on it, all this while the Russian people have seen a dramatic decline in quality of life.

kamranjon• 5 years ago

I think a common assumption is that his family was threatened by the Kremlin and his only option was to return to prevent harm to them.

tartoran4• 5 years ago

Yes but but I guess he is worth more to his family alive than dead. That likelihood is pretty high, either in a Russian jail or poisoned again with a nerve agent. I don't think he'll be lucky to survive another attempt like that. He is really courageous but am still not convinced his decision to return was a sound one. Putin ordered the killing of many opponents and the Russian people as a whole don't show any sign that they care.

Const-me2• 5 years ago

Navalny is going to die in Russian jail, like millions of people before him.

Russians don't care on average. They have been living under authoritarian regimes for many centuries, and are more or less OK with them.

No reasonable amount of outside pressure is going to stop it. Nuking Kremlin might do the trick but that amount of pressure is not reasonable, IMO.

smt882• 5 years ago

I do wonder what full economic collapse would do to Putin's Russia. Considering the worsening prospects for oil producers, we may see the economic context change.

Const-me2• 5 years ago

Eventually, I think the economic collapse will cause the country to break up into smaller states. It already happened with USSR. In long term perspective, this might improve the situation with human rights. And that’s something that can be accelerated with international economic sanctions.

But I’m not sure this gonna help Navalny. For one, I don’t think he has enough time left. Another thing, when soviet forces retreated from western parts of the country in 1941, they killed hostages instead of releasing them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD_prisoner_massacres

ilcavero• 5 years ago

full economic collapse happened in Venezuela and it didn't loosen the authoritarian grip

NullPrefix• 5 years ago

In an Instagram post, Navalny said prison authorities were trying to undermine his hunger strike by roasting chicken near him and placing sweets in the pockets of his clothes.

Breaking a long term fast with either sweets or roasted chicken doesn't sound too good.

Navalny 'losing sensation in legs and hands'

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