Russia's doping program is run by the same FSB team that poisoned Navalny

konart

FSB's Second Service are also the ones who deal with the internet shitshow now. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/16/report-fsb-unit-linked-... https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/15/russian-websites-b...

alephnerd

First there was Nemtsov, then there was Navlany. Wonder who's next. Funny thing is, if 1999 went differently Lukashenka actually had a shot at being in the Kremlin today.

varispeed

Imagine if all Russians put their energy into making world a better place, instead of killing their neighbours, raping, stealing and corrupting. Sad.

gavinray

I don't condone doping in tested sports, but I think there needs to be recognition that preventing athletes from modifying their biochemistry turns most sports into a genetic lottery showcase. Here is what I mean: Suppose that two men are born, with identical brains, but very different bodies. Both of them have a single desire: to be the fastest sprinter in the world. Man A) - Predominantly fast-twitch muscle fiber composition - Possesses ACTN3 RX genotype [0] - Testosterone, Growth Hormone, IGF-1 levels at the very upper end of reference range Man B) - Predominantly slow-twitch muscle fiber composition - Possesses ACTN3 XX genotype - Clinically deficient values of Testosterone, Growth Hormone, IGF-1. Prone to musculoskeletal injuries, possibly connective tissue disorders. If these two men live an identical life, and put the same amount of effort into training, the second man still has no hope of making it to the Olympics. Even doping would only be able to correct for hormonal deficiencies, not the genome-level disadvantages for power performance compared to the other athlete. A truly "fair" sport would pit competitors against each other who had near-identical genetic and physical traits. The Olympics is just watching the people who won genetic lotteries. [0]: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11014841/

scihuber

More scary articles I think: https://theins.press/en/inv/290235 - Lost in translation: How Russia’s new elite hit squad was compromised by an idiotic lapse in tradecraft https://theins.press/en/inv/287837 - The mob’s humanitarian backdoor: Ramzan Kadyrov’s mafia connections reach deep into German critical infrastructure

RomanPushkin

How it is hacker news now?

secondary_op

1. How stupid do you have to be to believe that a three-letter agency from any country isn't capable of delivering a lethal dose of poison to eliminate its target? 2. To this day, it remains unclear who actually slightly poisoned Navalny and to what end. 3. As of last week, we have an on-camera confession [2] from Leonid Volkov of Navalny's FBK [1], in which he states that it is very disappointing that USAID funding is no longer available. The videos are in Russian, but you should at least care and be capable of translating them with AI. If not, don't even bother raising your propagandized, brainwashed takes. I have nothing to say about the OP-linked site other than that it is a trashcan of lies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Volkov_(politician) [2] https://www.jpg.wtf/c54omx.mp4

hax0ron3

I always wonder about Navalny - why did he go back to Russia? Did he really believe that he could do some kind of Nelson Mandela thing? Or that the Russian people would flock to his cause? I believe that the man was an idealist, I don't think you expose yourself to that much danger without being an idealist at least on some level or thinking that the possible personal rewards make the danger worth it, and I don't get the sense from Navalny that he was after personal rewards primarily. But with his experience in Russian politics, I feel like he should have known that the chance that his return to Russia would bring about any serious political change was extremely small. Not returning to Russia would have hurt his chances of causing political change as well, since that would have made him seem like just an agent of the Western powers. But returning to Russia at the cost of his life also did not accomplish political change.

PearlRiver

Sport fan clowns always say you have to separate politics from the Olympics. Well guess what my own country is sponsoring athletes because the whole fucking show is just a way for countries to show off. Not sure what we are showing off to be honest- although I did clap for the nice Somali ex refugee lady who is now a professional athlete.