Putin critic Alexey Navalny's death may not have been planned to happen when it did, WSJ reported.
The Journal reported that this opinion is shared by several US intelligence agencies.
AdvertisementAlexey Navalny's February death in a remote Arctic prison camp likely wasn't directly ordered by Vladimir Putin, despite Navalny's outspoken criticism of the Russian president, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Despite the suspicious circumstances of the opposition leader's death, the outlet reported Putin may not have intended Navalny to be killed when he was.
None of the intelligence agencies cited by the Journal or the Pentagon have responded to requests for comment from Business Insider.
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