U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
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Appears on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ host Dana Bash
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“Well, first we have joined with the European Union and many other like-minded democracies around the world to impose sanctions on what the Russian government has done to Navalny, for using a chemical weapon against him, which is contrary to the international laws, ”Sullivan said. “Secondly, we have informed the Russian government that what happened to Mr. Navalny is under their supervision, their responsibility is and that they will be held accountable by the international community. ‘
‘In terms of the specific measures we would take, we look at different costs we would incur. And I’m not going to telegraph it in public at the moment, but we were told there would be consequences if Mr. Navalny is dying, ‘Sullivan added.
Bash noted that President Biden
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Sullivan said the government had taken the decision that “the best way to deal with this issue is privately and through diplomatic channels.”
Russian doctor Yaroslav Ashikhmin said on Sunday that Navalny could die “at any time” due to kidney failure caused by his ongoing hunger strike.
“A patient with this level of potassium should be observed in intensive care as fatal arrhythmias can develop at any time. Death by cardiac arrest. The publication is being coordinated with the family members of Alexey Navalny,” Ashikhmin said in a statement. Facebook post written.