Why is Putin allowing Navalny to live? Why hasn't he had Navalny (in prison now) killed, like he does with other dissidents?
I can think of two reasons:
1) Navalny’s popularity – if Putin has him killed, then the country will rise up and finally overthrow Putin. And Putin is already weak from the Ukraine war.
2) Foreign relations – if Putin has him killed, then even the countries that currently support Putin will say “enough”.
What’s your take? There are no wrong answers.
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