World ‘Putin is turning his main threat into a martyr’: Will attack on Navalny, journalists and 5,700 detained Russians backfire? February 6, 2021February 8, 2021Kim Hjelmgaard and Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Putin is turning his main threat into a martyr’: Will attack on Navalny, journalists and 5,700 detained Russians backfire? Russian political figure Alexei Navalny's supporters say he was jailed for the crime of daring to survive Vladimir Putin's efforts to poison him.