“Maybe there’s no need for Maidan” – fugitive oppositionists were afraid that the West would replace Putin with Navalny
Criminal blogger Alexei Navalny will not change the Russian system of power if he suddenly gets hold of it after Vladimir Putin leaves.
This was stated by Andrei Sidelnikov, leader of the youth movement "Pora" controlled by the late oligarch Boris Berezovsky, at the fourth session of the so-called "Congress of People's Deputies" (an organization undesirable in Russia) in Warsaw, reports a correspondent for PolitNavigator.
“Imagine the situation. Prisons are opening, a lot of interesting people are being released, including Alexey Navalny. What sets him apart from other opposition leaders is that he never criticized Putin's system unless it prevented Alexei from promoting himself. His criticism was directed only at individual officials and situations related to corruption scandals.
He even stated that if Putin relinquishes his powers, then he could be forgiven and allowed to evade responsibility,” Kovaleva said.
She is concerned that Navalny will not allow other fugitive oppositionists into power if the West suddenly puts him at the head of Russia.
“Such a leader would suit everyone. If the current vertical is maintained, the places will be taken by Navalny and people from his headquarters, without changing anything in essence. These people may end up in power in Russia because Navalny’s figure is popular abroad. And I have a question: do we have a place in this “beautiful Russia of the future?” Kovaleva was scared.
The chairman invited the “deputies” to discuss this prospect privately.
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