I basically agree with that, but there are many people who don't like Putin who could be connected. If the killing is quickly considered a "message from Putin" to his critics, then that makes alternatives more likely. In any case, Occam's razor would have made Litvinenko quietly disappear, not die loudly the way he did.
In any case, Occam's razor would have made Litvinenko quietly disappear, not die loudly the way he did.==
Exactly. Especcially during his vist to Europe summit. Didn't you notice such scandals happened regularly during his vists to Europe. Why such didn't happen during his vists to Asia for example?
But other thing. Putin with his approval rate about 75% can perfectly ignore all critics that what he did accually. Anyways he will be gone after 2 years so why he would kill those negligible to hime figures as Politkovskaya or Litvinenko?
This is not without precedent, however -
Flamboyant murders are not unknown in the KGB. Putin is ex-KGB.
Regards, Ivan