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Well, no one deserves to die for their political opposition and no government should operate a 'support us or die' policy. It's unlikely that the Kremlin would assassinate an opponent in such a brazen way though knowing how much suspicion would fall on them. It is possible it could have been intended to destabilise the country or it could also have been carried out by rogue supporters of the government who in light of the Ukraine crisis are on the warpath against those seen as betraying Russia's interests.