Moscow [Russia], April 22: The widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny has warned of the unpredictability of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the possibility that he might use nuclear weapons at some point cannot be ruled out.
"We don't know what to expect from him," she told DPA.
"He probably would do it."
She compared the question to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying she had not expected Putin to attack back then, given the strong ties between the two countries. "But he decided to do it. He frightens people, keeps them in fear. Nobody knows what Putin is going to do next." Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, after illegally occupying Crimea in 2014.
Navalnya said she was not sure whether Putin really has a "strong strategy." The Navalnys were the most prominent opposition activists in Russia for many years.
Navalny, a long-standing and staunch opponent of Putin, died in a prison camp in the Arctic Circle in Siberia on February 16. It has not been independently established whether the 47-year-old died naturally, as his death certificate says. However, his supporters say he was murdered. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
