Politico‘Consequences’ for Russia if Alexei Navalny dies, Joe Biden’s national security official warns
- Alexei Navalny has been on a hunger strike for several weeks in prison
- Russian opposition leader’s doctor warned he could die at ‘any moment’
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Connor O’Brien on politico.com on April 18, 2021.
“We have communicated to the Russian government that what happens to Mr Navalny in their custody is their responsibility and they will be held accountable by the international community,” Jake Sullivan said on CNN’s State of the Union.
He did not specify what action the US and its allies might take in the event of Navalny’s death.
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“In terms of the specific measures that we would undertake, we are looking at a variety of different costs that we would impose,” Sullivan said. “And I’m not going to telegraph that publicly at this point, but we have communicated that there will be consequences if Mr Navalny dies.”