Thread by @SlavaMalamud

For those under a rock, the @navalny poisoning story has developed in an absolutely bonkers way. The Russian opposition leader didn't only successfully identify the entire Putin assassin squad, he managed to contact one of his would-be killers, interview him and make him confess!

By the way, this picture is pure Russia. This is Navalny, shortly after being poisoned by Novichok, one of the most horrifically deadly substances known to man, talking to one of his assassins.
It's fucking insane.

In the background is the brilliant @christogrozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist from @bellingcat who unraveled the entire mystery. This is one of the most dazzling investigative works you will ever encounter.
Here is how Christo reacts to the killer's confession.

This is the reaction of @pevchikh, Navalny's own investigator, as the FSB assassin begins to describe the operation in detail.
Navalny got all this through a prank call, representing himself as an executive aide preparing a report for Putin.

The entire story needs to be seen to be believed.
Start here, with the video detailing the results of Grozev's investigation. It has 18M views on YouTube.

And this is Navalny's interview with one of his own killers. It has 10M views since being posted this morning.
Take whatever time you need out of your day and watch both videos. It's better than most mystery novels you will ever read.

Watch the whole thing. Watch it and see your picture of the world collapse. You will never look at KGB villains in James Bond movies with the same eyes ever again.
You will never view Putin (or Trump, for that matter) the same way.
Watch it all.

Teaser: they tried to poison Navalny through his dick.
Seriously, you just can't make this up.