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President Joe Biden’s national security adviser says there will be consequences for Russia if Alexei Navalny dies in jail
President Joe Biden’s national security adviser says the US government has told Russia “there will be consequences” if Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison.
Key points:
- Mr Navalny faces an increasing risk of kidney failure and his vision is deteriorating due to his hunger strike
- Russia’s ambassador to Britain says authorities will not allow Mr Navalny to die in prison
- Russia jailed the opposition politician for two-and-a-half years in for parole violations he says are fabricated
According to his representatives Mr Navalny, an opponent of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is facing an increasing risk of kidney failure and his vision is deteriorating after more than two weeks on hunger strike while in prison.
“We have communicated to…
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