US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
Jake Sullivan on Sunday shows preview: Russia, US exchange sanctions; police tensions are rising; UN ongoing vaccination campaign warns that sexual violence is used as a weapon of war in Ethiopia, Biden, assistant: Ability to collect daily information in Afghanistan “will diminish” MORE He said on Sunday that “there will be consequences” if Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies while imprisoned in Russia.
Appears on CNN’s “State of the Union” host Dana Bash
Gov. Dana BashArkansas says Trump’s “divisive” attacks on GOP officials are “useless.” Biden’s first press was not about him – not even Blinken suggests the US will not take punitive action against China over COVID-19 MORE he asked Sullivan what action the US would take if Navalny died, noting that representatives for Navalny said he was close to death.
“Well, first of all, we have joined the European Union and many other democracies with the same idea around the world to impose sanctions for what the Russian government has done to Navalny, for using a chemical weapon against him, which is contrary to international norms. . the laws, ”Sullivan said. “Secondly, I have informed the Russian government that what is happening to Mr Navalny in their custody is their responsibility and they will be held accountable by the international community.”
“As for the specific measures we would take, we look at a variety of different costs that we would impose. And I will not telegraph publicly at this time, but I have communicated that there will be consequences if Mr. Navalny dies, “Sullivan added.
Bash noticed that President Biden
Joe Biden The FedEx shooting suspect used two assault rifles he legally bought: US and Chinese police say they are “committed” to cooperating in climate change DC goes to dogs – Major and Champ, meaning MORE he does not appear to have brought Navalny during his recent call with the Russian president Vladimir Putin
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Sullivan said the government had decided that “the best way to solve this problem is through private and diplomatic channels.”
On Sunday, Russian doctor Yaroslav Ashikhmin said Navalny could “die at any time” due to kidney failure caused by his continued hunger strike.
“A patient with this level of potassium should be observed in intensive care, because fatal arrhythmia can develop at any time. Death by cardiac arrest. The publication is coordinated with Alexey Navalny’s relatives,” Ashikhmin wrote in a post on Facebook.