"It's government directed targeted murder."
No proof.
And there probably never shall be Steve - Mayfly and Western interests wll make sure of that
Bt the logic is that it was Putin's "free" Russia.
It has happened once before and 'free' Russia's track record, both in supporting right wing-extremism and its enthusiastic embracing all the worst aspects of Capitalist society and its suppression of all challenges to the State's authority have shown that it is more than capable of such things
I was a strong opponent of Stalin and highly critical of the way the old Soviet Union had developed, but, when I visited Russia in the early sixties I was sharply aware that the dream of making the world a better place was still very much a better place was still foremost in the thinking there, despite bureaucratic compromises -
That's gone now, and Russia has gone the way of the former Communist States in developing a dog-eat-dog society
The present leaders put the shits up me far more than the worst aspects of the old Soviets did
I've often thought of going back, but I'd rather live with the memories of a society with hope and principles
Let's face it - whoever did this is no different than the U.S. interference in the affairs of counties who didn't fall into line - propped up dictators like Paapa Doc and Marshal Ki, the eighty odd attempts on Castro's life, the Bay of Pigs, the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the invasion of Grenada.... it's what Western Democracy is all about   
Jim Carroll