The US warns Putin with “consequences” if he lets opposition Navalni die

Washington, United States.

The United States National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, warned that on Sunday Into Russiawill face “effects” as the critic of the Kremlin on hunger strike Alexei Navalni muere.

Navalni, the most prominent opponent of the Russian President Vladimir Putin this locked up since January when he returned to Russia after restoring a poisoning phear the one who nearly died who he said was orchestrated by Moscow.

“We’re looking at different costs of different (measures) we would take, and I’m not going to announce them publicly at this point, but we did communicate that consequences if Navalni diesSullivan told CNN.

The opponent, of 44 years, one began hunger strike on March 31 at a medical treatment suitable for back pain and numbness of legs and hands that suffers.

On Saturday, Navalni’s doctors said his health had deteriorated and demanded that prison officials give them Direct access.

‘Our patient can do that To die On every moment”, assured cardiologist Yaroslav Ashikhmin, pointing to the height potassium levels found in the body of Naval. The doctors asked for the opponent to be transferred intensive care.

That much France como Germansone joined on Sunday criticism from several countries for the therapy received Naval.

Sullivan said the White House I had the Kremlin of which Moscow will be “held accountable by the international community” for what happens Naval while I’m low Russian custody.

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The president of United States, Joe Biden, He said on Saturday that the opposition’s situation was “completely unfair”. However, the president was criticized for not discussing Navalni treatment on a recent phone call Putin.

Sullivan said the White House had already made its position clear Russia and that “the best way to address this problem is in private and through direct diplomatic channels at the highest levels of the Russian government.”

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