Russian General Challenges Putin Critic to a Duel
- National Guard chief threatens to beat Navalny to a pulp
- Navalny accused Zolotov’s force of corruption last month
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The head of Russia’s National Guard has thrown down the gauntlet to opposition leader Alexey Navalny by challenging him to a duel.
General Viktor Zolotov, wearing a uniform replete with epaulets and other accoutrements, demanded “satisfaction” in a seven-minute video posted Tuesday on the National Guard’s YouTube channel in response to a report by Navalny alleging the force paid inflated prices for food staples in a corrupt scheme.