A Putin crony loses his social media duel with Alexei Navalny

Published September 11, 2018 7:55pm ET



Russian activist Alexei Navalny might be spending a few weeks in prison for holding an unauthorized protest, but he can at least take comfort in the lacking social media acumen of his political opponents.

I note this in light of the video posted to YouTube on Tuesday by Gen. Viktor Zolotov, head of the Russian national guard. In his video, Zolotov accuses Navalny of slandering senior figures in the national guard and requests a duel. Addressing Navalny specifically, Zolotov says “I promise to make a juicy beefsteak out of you in just a few minutes.”

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