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With Navalny dead, is Putin absolute?

Not long after Western commentators were predicting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demise, what could opponent Alexei Navalny’s death mean for Putin’s grip on Russia?
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Tributes to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen piled outside the Russian embassy in London, England.
Photographs and flowers are left outside the Russian Embassy in London on February 16, 2024, following the news of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Friday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin "should be accountable for what has happened", following news of the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images)
Front Burner25:11With Navalny dead, is Putin absolute?

The Kremlin says Alexei Navalny died Friday in an Arctic prison. After surviving a poisoning and still making the decision to return to Russia, President Vladimir Putin's most significant opposition figure was serving 19 years on extremism charges.

What do we know about how Navalny died?

Amid accusations that he was murdered, what motivations would Navalny's enemies have for acting against him now? 

Not long after a number of Western commentators predicted Putin's demise over the Ukraine war, what does Navalny's death mean for Putin's tightening grip on Russia?

CBC's Briar Stewart explains.

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