What does Alexei Navalny’s ‘return from the dead’ mean for Vladimir Putin?

Leading dissident vows to ‘destroy’ Russian leader following full recovery from novichok attack

Alexi Navalny addresses reporters in Moscow.
Leading dissident vows to ‘destroy’ Russian leader following full recovery from novichok attack
(Image credit: Maxim Zmeyev/AFP via Getty Images)

Alexei Navalny has said that he is “back from the dead” in his first interview since recovering from his alleged poisoning at the hands of Vladimir Putin.

The Russian opposition leader, who collapsed during a domestic flight in Russia, told German magazine Der Spiegel that he will return to Russia, threatening to “destroy” President Putin.

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