“Ridiculous...” Navalny Allies Slam US Intel Report Saying Putin “Unlikely” Ordered Rival's Killing

A US intelligence assessment into the death of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny found that Putin didn’t directly order his killing. Alexei Navalny’s February death in an Arctic penal colony prompted a new wave of sanctions targeting Russia’s economy.
US intelligence agencies determined that Putin likely didn’t order Navalny to be killed, the Wall Street Journal reported. The finding deepened the mystery about the circumstances of the death of Putin’s opponent and a leading anti-Kremlin figure. The assessment didn't dispute Putin’s culpability for Navalny’s death, but rather found he probably didn’t order it at that moment.