Alexei Navalny, a critic of Putin, passes away in prison

Perhaps the "inner politician" was telling him that to effect political change at home he had to be in Russia. But almost immediately he ended up in prison. Now Alexei Navalny is dead. The Russian authorities claim that he lost consciousness after a walk inside a penal colony and that medical teams tried, but failed, to resuscitate him. His supporters are convinced it was a political assassination. Will there be political consequences? These were already dark times for the Russian opposition. The country's main opposition leaders are either in exile or in prison.