https://markcrispinmiller.substack.com/p/gonzalo-lira-murdered
RT having just reported that Gonzalo Lira—the Chilean-American journalist who had been highly critical of Ukraine’s government—has died in the Ukrainian prison where he was held (and, according to his family, tortured), I did a quick search to see what other outlets have reported Lira’s death.
Though some may report it later, or in the days to come, as of right now none has, as far as I can tell. What’s up there now is dated propaganda, jeering Lira for his stance against Zelensky’s government, just as “our free press” has jeered the dissidents on every front throughout the “COVID crisis” (of which the Ukraine/Russia melodrama was a part, until it was eclipsed by Gaza/Israel). Here’s a good example of such state-backed slander, from the aptly-named Daily Beast:
RT link:
https://www.rt.com/news/590559-gonzalo-lira-dead/
US journalist jailed and 'tortured' by Ukraine has died – family Gonzalo Lira’s relatives have blamed his death on Washington and Kiev
Chilean-American blogger Gonzalo Lira has died in a Ukrainian prison, his family said on Friday.
Lira, 55 at the time of his death, lived in Kharkov and blogged as ‘CoachRedPill,’ but switched to YouTube commentary after the conflict with Russia escalated in February 2022. He was arrested by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) last May and accused of “discrediting” the Ukrainian leadership and the military.
“I cannot accept the way my son has died. He was tortured, extorted, incommunicado for 8 months and 11 days and the US Embassy did nothing to help my son. The responsibility of this tragedy is the dictator Zelensky with the concurrence of a senile American President, Joe Biden,” his father Gonzalo Lira Sr. wrote in a note published by The Grayzone.
Lira Sr. also reached out to X host Tucker Carlson, confirming the death of his son in Ukrainian custody. He had spoken to Carlson about the case in early December.
read more at link above
Father's statement: https://x.com/RealAlexRubi/status/1745863733438488629
If Gonzalo Lira is murdered, then the US can legally go in and extract the current government and make them face a murder trial in the US.
But the chance of that happening is slim to none, at least under Joe Biden.
I added the 'rumored' but with all the links it's pretty much a fact.
I agree with your summation.