US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
Jake Sullivan Sunday shows preview: Russia and U.S. sanctions to trade; tensions over the police increase; vaccination campaign continues UN warns that sexual violence is used as a weapon of war in Tigray region, Ethiopia, Biden’s aide: capacity to gather daily information in Afghanistan will “decrease” MORE 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
Dana BashArkansas Gov. says Trump’s “divisive” attacks on Republican Party officials are not “helpful.” China for COVID-19 MORE he asked Sullivan what action the U.S. would take if Navalny died, noting that Navalny’s representatives said he was about to die.
“Well, first of all, we joined the European Union and many other democracies of similar ideas around the world to impose sanctions for what the Russian government did to Navalny, for the use of a chemical weapon against he, who contravenes international standards. laws, ”Sullivan said. “Secondly, we have informed the Russian government that what happens to Mr. Navalny in his custody is his responsibility and that the international community will hold them accountable.”
“As for the specific measures we would take, we are studying various costs that we would impose. And I am not going to telegraph it publicly at this time, but we have communicated that there will be consequences if Mr Navalny dies, ”Sullivan added.
Bash pointed this out President Biden
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Doctor Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinNavalny says he can “die at any time” on Sunday shows the preview: Russia and US exchange sanctions; tensions over the police increase; Russia continues vaccination campaign prevents top Biden cabinet officials from retaliating for sanctions MORE.
Sullivan said the government had made the decision that “the best way to deal with this issue is privately and through diplomacy.”
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, as fatal arrhythmia can develop at any time. Death by cardiac arrest. The publication is coordinated with relatives of Alexey Navalny,” Ashikhmin wrote. in a post on Facebook.