A Russian sociologist has suggested the Kremlin had Senator Lindsey Graham killed, but no evidence has surfaced to support the claim.
Graham, the South Carolina Republican and close Trump ally, died on 11 July 2026 at the age of 71, one day after returning from a trip to Kyiv. His office attributed the death to a 'brief and sudden illness'. Within hours, a Russian dissident's speculation about Kremlin involvement was circulating widely on social media, adding a geopolitical layer to an already fast-moving story.
