Russians on who could poison Alexei Navalny 2020

Around 30 percent of Russians who believed that Alexei Navalny was poisoned intentionally expressed an opinion that the Russian government could be involved in the poisoning of the opposition leader. Another eight percent suspected that it could be the U.S. government or Western intelligence services, according to a survey conducted in September 2020.

There are different versions of who is behind Alexei Navalny's poisoning. In your opinion, who is most likely to be behind it?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Putin, Kremlin, government, State Duma, United Russia, Russian special services, FSB	30%
Persons involved in his investigations, with whom he interfered, who he annoyed, his ill-wishers	8%
The U.S, the West, Western intelligence services	8%
Competitors, envious people, rivals, etc.	6%
Other	1%
Do not know, difficult to answer, N/A	47%

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Release date

October 2020

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

September 25-30, 2020

Number of respondents

410 respondents*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The total sample n=1,605. The responses are based on the share of respondents trusting the information about the intentional poisoning of Alexei Navalny.

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