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Re:Russian forces “preparing to work under radioactive conta... by 988747 on Monday October 24, 2022 @06:22PM (#33323429)
Yes, for example Alexei Navalny. It is funny how West sees him as "opposition leader" (just because Putin tried to poison him), while the whole reason he opposes Putin is he thinks Putin is not radical and nationalist enough.
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Re:Russian forces “preparing to work under radioactive conta... by n4r9 on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @12:34PM (#33346127)
It goes back further than that. He was widely seen as the most viable opposition candidate in the 2018 presidential election, before being banned from running on trumped up charges.

https://www.economist.com/europe/2017/06/17/aleksei-navalnys...

I don't know much about his political views; Wikipedia confirms that he does advocate nationalism and controlled immigration, but also supports legalising same-sex marriage, and opposed the annexation of Crimea and Russian interventions in Syria. He certainly comes across as less hawkish than Putin based on that.

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