Rolling. Were rolling. Okay, were going, guys . Yeah. Okay, so lets say i want to talk about something that we sort of touched on this morning. And you might hate this, but i really want you to think about it. If you are killed, if this does happen, what message do you leave behind to the russian people . Oh, come on, daniel. No. No way. Its like youre making movie for the case of my death. Like, again, im ready to answer your question, but please let it be another movie, movie number two. Lets make a thriller out of this movie, and in the case i would be killed, lets make a boring movie of memory. Alexei navalny is stepping back into another showdown with the kremlin. What to do with navalny presents a conundrum for the kremlin. Let him go and risk looking weak, or lock him up, knowing it could turn him into a political martyr. Are you not scared, alexei . What do you expect in moscow . Unexpectedly, Vladimir Putin has a genuine challenger, a handsome 41yearold lawyer, Alexei Navalny,
rolling. we re rolling. okay, we re going, guys? yeah. okay, so let s say i want to talk about something that we sort of touched on this morning. and you might hate this, but i really want you to think about it. if you are killed, if this does happen, what message do you leave behind to the russian people? oh, come on, daniel. no. no way. it s like you re making movie for the case of my death. like, again, i m ready to answer your question, but please let it be another movie, movie number two. let s make a thriller out of this movie, and in the case i would be killed, let s make a boring movie of memory. alexei navalny is stepping back into another showdown with the kremlin. what to do with navalny presents a conundrum for the kremlin. let him go and risk looking weak, or lock him up, knowing it could turn him into a political martyr . are you not scared, alexei? what do you expect in moscow? unexpectedly, vladimir putin has a genuine challenger, a hand
Crew rolling. Crew were rolling, daniel. Daniel roher ok, were going, guys . Both yeah. Daniel roher ok, so alexei, i want to talk about something that we sort of touched on this morning. And you might hate this, but i really want you to think about it. If you are killed, if this does happen, what message do you leave behind to the russian people . Alexei navalny oh, come on, daniel. No, no way. Its like youre making a movie for the case of my death. Like, again, im ready to answer your question, but please let it be in another movie, movie number two. Lets make a thriller out of this movie. And in this case i would be killed, lets make a boring movie of memory. [suspenseful music] [speaking russian] reporter Alexei Navalny is stepping back into another showdown with the kremlin. Reporter what to do with navalny presents a conundrum for the kremlin let him go and risk looking weak, or lock him up knowing it could turn him into a political martyr. Reporter mr. Navalny, arent you afraid
Crew rolling. Crew were rolling, daniel. Daniel roher ok, were going, guys . Both yeah. Daniel roher ok, so alexei, i want to talk about something that we sort of touched on this morning. And you might hate this, but i really want you to think about it. If you are killed, if this does happen, what message do you leave behind to the russian people . Alexei navalny oh, come on, daniel. No, no way. Its like youre making a movie for the case of my death. Like, again, im ready to answer your question, but please let it be in another movie, movie number two. Lets make a thriller out of this movie. And in this case i would be killed, lets make a boring movie of memory. [suspenseful music] [speaking russian] reporter Alexei Navalny is stepping back into another showdown with the kremlin. Reporter what to do with navalny presents a conundrum for the kremlin let him go and risk looking weak, or lock him up knowing it could turn him into a political martyr. Reporter mr. Navalny, arent you afraid
one hour later, 1 million views. maria. cool the poisoning of russian dissident alexei navalny has taken an even more bizarre turn. if this was a hollywood movie, you would say it was over the top, but this is not. this is real, and boy, does this conversation punch a giant hole in the kremlin s narrative. surely this is hugely embarrassing for the kremlin and for the fsb. oh, absolutely. it s embarrassing for mr. kudkyavotev. it s embarrassing for the fsb. it s embarrassing for the kremlin. the fsb has said that a video of the conversation posted on navalny s youtube channel was fake and that the phone call was a provocation aimed at discrediting the agency. navalny is suffering from delusion of persecution.