Navalny

Published: April 6, 2023, 8 a.m.

b'Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny emerged as Vladimir Putin\\u2019s strongest rival for the presidency. But while on a flight to Moscow, Navalny became gravely ill. After getting treatment in Germany, it was determined he\\u2019d been poisoned with a nerve agent - likely by Russian special forces.\\n\\nUsing telecom data, investigative journalists working with Navalny identified the scientists and operatives who executed the attack. The politician then used the press and social media to expose his would-be assassins in an act of defiance against Putin\\u2019s regime.\\n\\nThe Academy Award winning documentary feature film \\u201cNavalny\\u201d from HBO Max and CNN Films brings us inside the activist\\u2019s effort to solve his own assassination attempt and score political points against an autocrat. We also see in real time the fallout as Navalny returns to Russian to continue his campaign to change the nation.'