US to Russia: There will be consequences if Navalny dies

THE White House warned today that there would be “consequences” for Russia if the opposition leader dies Alexei Navalny, whose state of health is deteriorating rapidly.

Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden’s National Security Adviser, told CNN that specific measures are being considered that he could not disclose at this stage. “But we have stated that there will be consequences if Mr Navalny dies.”

“Initially we are in cooperation with the European Union and with many democracies in the world who share our view on imposing sanctions in response to what the Russian government has done to Navalny in response to the use of chemical weapons against him, which violates them. international law, ”Jake Sullivan explained.

“Secondly, we have informed the Russian government that what will happen to Mr Navalny will be their responsibility and that they will be held accountable to the international community.”

Asked why Joe Biden did not mention Alexei Navalny’s case on Thursday when he spoke in support of the US Alliance, he said in a statement that the president’s national security adviser had said: that instead of making public statements, the best way to deal with this case was privately and through diplomatic channels directly to the highest echelons of the Russian government. “

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