Russia
摘要
In this chapter, we first use two vignettes, that of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Alexei Navalny to highlight how two very different cases of state-sponsored targeted killing are, in actuality, very similar in terms of escalation. Alongside these two vignettes, we use other cases of targeted killing highly likely to be conducted on behalf of the Putin regime to fill out a complete ladder of escalation detailing how the regime targets what it sees as existential threats. This model then serves as a foundation for modeling targeted killing programs in the following chapter.