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Kremlin rejects call for independent postmortem on opposition leader Alexei Navalny

abcnews.go.com Kremlin rejects call for independent postmortem on opposition leader Alexei Navalny

The Council of the European Union had called for the independent review, saying Russia “must allow an independent and transparent international investigation."

Kremlin officials rejected on Tuesday a call for an independent postmortem examination on the remains of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

The Council of the European Union had on Monday called for the independent review, saying Russia "must allow an independent and transparent international investigation into circumstances of his sudden death."

"Mr Navalny's unexpected and shocking death is yet another sign of the accelerating and systematic repression in Russia," the council said in a statement.

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“Yes, we killed him. No you can’t see. Any other questions comrade?”
Believe it or not, killing the guy might actually have the opposite effect Putin wants. People are getting tired of his shit.
- Yes, the timing is weird. I don’t know what killing him now achieves. He was rotting in jail .
  
  We knew his death was certain. But is it possible that he actually died just due to the poor conditions there and not due to a deliberate attempt? On the other hand, they wouldn't have hidden his body if that was the case.
  
  Or perhaps an attempt at torture that went too far?
  
  Russian elections are coming up in March.
  
  Putin is paranoid about his next invasion being undermined. Pay attention to what's happening with Poland right now.
- Who though? Americans don't like it, but that's to be expected.
  
  Lula says we should wait until an autopsy happens, but the Kremlin won't allow independent investigation as per the article.
  
  People who protest in Russia get punished.
  
  The Global South will basically ignore it because it's politically useful or use a tu quoque about Israel.
  
  China really won't care because it's internal.
  
  I'm talking about Russians, how is that not clear from the context? You can only crack down on a population so much before they get sick of your shit.
Not suspicious at all.

Hey W - I heard Russia has been developing some yellow cake.
- In 20 years we've gone from Republicans hating Russia to the last Republican president figuratively fellating him almost weekly.
  
  The mind boggles.
  
  I think Jon Stewart said it best - the enemy went from Communism to "wokeness", and Putin is a paragon of the "anti-woke" movement.
I feel like this is an Onion article.

Why would anyone expect otherwise? I'm pretty sure the official cause of death was listed as "Disrespecting Wise Dear Leader".

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