Alexey Navalny calls out world leaders who 'hypocritically' benefited from Russian energy as Putin's 'grip on power grew stronger'

Russian President Vladimir Putin reminds the world that dictatorship always leads to war.

Perhaps Putin's true goal is to teach lessons. From world leaders and pundits to ordinary people. Navalny said that the Russian leader was good at this in 2022.

He reminded us that a path that begins with a little election rigging always ends with a dictatorship.

Along those lines, Navalny called out world leaders who talked for years about the benefits of international trade and their interactions with Putin.

While Putin's grip on power grew stronger, they enabled themselves to benefit from Russian oil and gas. Betweensanctions and military and economic aid, this war will cost hundreds of times more than those lucrative oil and gas contracts.

Russia exported $66 billion in fossil fuels in the first two months after the war in Ukraine began, according to a recent report from the Centre of Research on Energy and Clean Air. Russia supplies 40% of Europe's natural gas imports and 27% of its oil imports. Russia supplies 40% of Europe's natural gas imports and 27% of its oil imports.

As Europe moves to relinquish its reliance on Russian energy in the face of mounting international pressure, the former German Chancellor resigned from the Russian state-owned oil company.

Navalny, who is Putin's most prominent critic and has worked for years to expose corruption in and around the Kremlin, is being held in a Russian penal colony on charges widely decried as politically motivated.

In August 2020, Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent. The poisoning, which Navalny and others blamed on Putin, nearly killed him. The Russian leader denied being involved.

After receiving treatment in Germany for several months following the poisoning, Navalny returned to Russia and was promptly arrested. He was charged with violating the terms of his parole, including while receiving treatment abroad. mass protests in Russia were caused by Navalny's imprisonment.

The top Kremlin critic and anti-corruption campaigner has continued to communicate with the outside world while in prison, and has called for Russians to oppose the war in Ukraine.

In Time, Navalny described Putin as a "madman capable of causing a bloodbath in the center of Europe in the 21st century." He decried Putin for squashing.

The main question Putin has is how to stop an evil madman with an army, nuclear weapons, and membership in the UN Security Council.

Russia's war in Ukraine has raised questions about the framework and longevity of international institutions like the UN, where Moscow and other great powers have consistently wielded significant influence. Russia was suspended from the UN Human Rights Council after it was condemned in the UN over its invasion of Ukraine. Russia is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and has veto power.