Unfortunatley that ‘IS’ how Russian politics play their game....as does Ukraine and others in that area.
I recall a former member of Doma.. and others... stating that “we do not do things ‘Soft’ as America does, we do it strong and hard”....and he then elaberated that this is how they do things.
I wouldn’t put it past any of them killing each other if they thought they could get away with it for political gain..because just as it is here.... that is the place to be..in Governance.... because that is where people make the big bucks via the corruption therein.
So of course Putin likely had him taken out. They’re bringing it up again because Putin’s vulnerable from the Wests perspective. ...they have a guy to assume Putin’s position and they’re gathering up for protests....so not surprising they want to have something tangible to nail Putin with.
Meanwhile Poroshenko’s loosing contol in the Government of Ukraine...and likely will loose further in the EAst. It’sn ungodly mess there and in Kiev....he’s trying to avoid marshall law but may have to do so before too long.
“Only days before the start of the inquiry, moreover, an audiotape unearthed by The Daily Telegraph newspaper was said to have been recorded by Mr. Litvinenko exactly one year before his death and purported to trace direct links between Mr. Putin and a fugitive Ukrainian crime boss suspected of selling arms to Al Qaeda.”
Ahem!