Washington, United States.
The United States National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, Warned Sunday that Russia awill face “Consequences” if the critic of the Kremlin on hunger strike Alexei Navalni dies.
Navalni, the most prominent opponent of the Russian President Vladimir Putin is imprisoned since January, when he returned to Russia after recovering from a poisoning por what almost dies and which, according to him, was orchestrated by Moscow.
“We’re seeing a variety of different costs (measures) that we would take, and I’m not going to announce them publicly at this time, but we’ve communicated that there will be consequences if Navalni dies“Sullivan told CNN.
The opponent, of 44 years old, Started one hunger strike on March 31 to demand a medical treatment suitable for back pain and the numbness of legs and hands he suffers.
On Saturday, Navalni doctors said his health had deteriorated and demanded that prison officials give them immediate access.
“Our patient can to die a Any moment “, assured cardiologist Yaroslav Ashikhmin, pointing to the highs potassium levels found in the body of Naval. The doctors asked that the opponent be transferred to intensive surveillance.
so much France como Germansto joined on Sunday criticism from several countries for the treatment which receives Naval.
Sullivan said the White house had warned the Kremlin than Moscow will be “held accountable by the international community” for what happens to him Naval while under Russian custody.
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The president of United States, Joe Biden, said on Saturday that the opposition’s situation was “totally unfair”. However, the president received criticism for not talking about Navalni’s treatment during a recent telephone conversation with To put.
Sullivan said the White House had already made clear its position directly to Russia i that “the best way to handle this problem is in private and through direct diplomatic channels at the highest levels of Russian government.”