Alexey Navalny told his lawyer he suspected he was being poisoned in prison months before his death. Western leaders, including President Joe Biden, have accused Putin of being behind Navalny's death. AdvertisementAlexey Navalny, the late Russian opposition leader, said he thought he was being poisoned months before he died suddenly in prison, his former lawyer has claimed. When Russia's Federal Prison Service announced Navalny's death, it said that he felt unwell after taking a walk and almost immediately lost consciousness. AdvertisementHe narrowly escaped death after being poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent in 2020, which he blamed on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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