U.S. intelligence officials believe Putin was ultimately responsible for Navalny's death, but likely did not directly order it.

No direct evidence was found indicating Putin's awareness or direct ordering of Navalny's death.

President Biden agreed Putin was ultimately responsible but stopped short of accusing him of directly ordering the death.

Alexei Navalny died in a penal colony, serving a sentence for charges he deemed politically motivated.

Russian officials have consistently denied any involvement in Navalny's poisoning and subsequent death.

Putin secured a fifth term in a landslide victory shortly after Navalny's death.

The timing of Navalny's death during Russia's presidential campaign and in a remote Arctic prison remains a subject of U.S. investigation.