Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died in prison two years ago today. Russian authorities said he died of natural causes, but many Russia watchers immediately suspected poisoning. Those suspicions have now been confirmed by labs that analyzed samples taken from Navalny’s body and confirmed the presence of a potent neurotoxin. Host Marco Werman has more details.
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