Many observers have noted that Putin has never spoken in public the name of anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny , considered by some to be the leader of the opposition . While Navalny 's supporters and others say this is due to Putin 's fear that naming Navalny would empower him as an adversary , Russians who don 't think much of the anti-Kremlin muckraker seem more inclined to believe that Navalny-supporters ' gripes about Putin 's rhetorical reticence are simple arrogance . Alexey Navalny 's supporters have once again noted that Putin didn 't once mention Alexey Navalny .
Сторонники Навального снова отметили , что Путин ни разу не сказал про Навального — rishikesh news ( @ rishikesh _ news ) September 28 , 2015