Romney calls for the Senate to pass sanctions on Putin for Navalny poisoning

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His. Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt’s minimum wage push RomneyBiden faces upward battle with GOP senators GOP fight Trump’s purge of the party’s impeachment trial, proves Trump’s membership in the Senate (R-Utah) on Tuesday called for the imposition of sanctions on Russia following the arrest of political opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was arrested after his return to Moscow over the weekend.

“The corruption and illegality of the Putin regime continues to show for the world. The arrest of Navalny is another shameless attempt by Putin to silence the Russian people’s struggle for freedom and democracy,” Romney tweeted on Tuesday. . “The United States must hold it accountable.”

The Utah senator linked to legislation he sponsored with Mr. Chris van Hollen (D-Md.), marc RubioMarco Antonio Rubio: Florida Republicans Close Rows with Trump After Capitol Siege Biden DNI Selection Confirmation Hearing Postponed McConnell About to School Trump for Political Power for Last Time (R-Fla.), Ben CardinBenjamin (Ben) Louis Cardin: Senate Democrats Wary of Negative Filibuster Georgia Keeps Senate Agenda on Limit Trump Signs Bill Authorizing Memorial to Fallen Journalists MORE (D-Md.) I Chris CoonsChris Andrew Coons: Senate Democrats Beware of Disturbing Filibusters Growing Security Concerns Before Biden takes office Trump’s accusation clashes with Biden’s agenda MORE (D-Del.) That would sanction Kremlin officials allegedly involved in Navalny intoxication with Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok.

Navalny fell ill last year on a domestic flight to Siberia and was rushed to a Berlin hospital, where he was placed in an induced medical coma. After his release from hospital, the Russian prison agency informed him that he would violate the terms of a 2014 suspended sentence unless he returned to Moscow immediately.

Officials told Navalny that if he returned to Russia later, he would be arrested. Navalny has upheld the 2014 embezzlement conviction for political reasons. Officials arrested him on Sunday at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.

The Kremlin has repeatedly denied poisoning Navalny and a spokesman for the president Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich Putin The incoming national security adviser demands the immediate release of the Naval Kremlin critic The Naval Kremlin critic arrested in Moscow on his return to Russia Navalny plans to return to Russia on Sunday MORE he fired him because he was suffering from a persecution complex.

However, last year Navalny impersonated a Kremlin intelligence official and recorded a call in which an FSB toxin expert appeared to confirm that the poison was applied to the stitching of his underpants. Russia maintained its denial after publishing the recording.

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