{"id":2178181,"date":"2024-02-16T13:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blames-putin-for-navalny-death-and-calls-for-congress-to-approve-ukraine-aid\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T13:50:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:50:35","slug":"biden-blames-putin-for-navalny-death-and-calls-for-congress-to-approve-ukraine-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blames-putin-for-navalny-death-and-calls-for-congress-to-approve-ukraine-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden accuses Putin of Navalny&#8217;s demise, urges Congress to back Ukraine aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-blames-putin-for-navalny-death-and-calls-for-congress-to-approve-ukraine-aid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2178181&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President\u200b Biden Holds Russia Accountable for Navalny&#8217;s \u2062Death and \u2063Urges Support\u200b for \u200cUkraine<\/h2>\n<p>In a fiery Friday speech, President Joe Biden declared that Russia would face consequences for the\u200c death of dissident \u200cAlexei \u2064Navalny in one of its \u200cprisons. He emphasized that Russian President Vladimir \u200cPutin is responsible for this involuntary death.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris also expressed her views on \u200bthe matter, stating at a conference in \u2064Germany that Putin is \u2063accountable for Navalny&#8217;s demise. She advocated for a strong\u200c U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-unveils-new-press-briefing-lectern-and-its-about-as-bad-as-youd-expect\/\" title=\"New WH Press Briefing Lectern Unveiled, Lives Up to Low Expectations\">foreign policy \u2064stance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, \u2064like Harris, not only criticized \u200bRussia but also urged Congress to provide\u200d more aid to Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia \u2062two years ago. He stressed the importance of \u200bthis\u2064 moment in history and warned that the\u2062 failure to support Ukraine would have lasting consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing his anger, Biden scolded the House for going on a two-week\u200c recess, describing it as a &#8220;bizarre&#8221; move that\u200d raises concerns about the United States&#8217; reliability as an \u200bally.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d Russian prison services reported that \u200bNavalny,\u200d a prominent critic of Putin,\u2064 died in a jail near the Arctic Circle, where he\u200b was\u2064 serving a 19-year sentence. It is common for Putin&#8217;s critics to be imprisoned or even\u2063 assassinated.<\/p>\n<p>Former \u2063U.S. Ambassador to\u2063 the United Nations Nikki Haley, a\u200d GOP\u200c presidential candidate, also blamed Putin for Navalny&#8217;s death and \u2062criticized former President Donald Trump for \u2062his past praise of the Russian dictator. In response, Trump shifted blame to Biden, claiming that America is no longer respected due to his weak leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Biden did not spare Trump from criticism \u200beither, condemning his previous \u200dcomments about \u2062Putin as \u200d&#8221;outrageous&#8221; and suggesting that former presidents would be appalled by such statements.<\/p>\n<p>No \u2063official information\u2063 regarding\u200c the\u2064 cause of Navalny&#8217;s death has been released. The news broke during a\u2064 NATO allies meeting in Munich, where\u200c Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was present.<\/p>\n<p>Biden began his speech by commending Navalny&#8217;s bravery in standing up against corruption and violence. He highlighted how Navalny was poisoned, \u200carrested, and imprisoned for fabricated crimes, yet \u200bremained a powerful voice for truth even \u200bin isolation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more \u2062from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the international community responded to the United States&#8217; firm stance \u2063on Russia&#8217;s actions towards Navalny and Ukraine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  That the United \u2064States would not tolerate such actions and would stand with the\u2062 international\u2063 community in holding\u2064 Russia accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Navalny, a prominent critic of the Russian government, was detained upon his return to Russia in January 2021 after recovering from a nerve agent poisoning allegedly carried out\u2064 by Russian intelligence. Despite international condemnation and\u2064 calls \u200dfor his release, Navalny was sentenced to two and a half years in a\u2063 penal colony.<\/p>\n<p>His recent death \u2064in custody \u200dhas sparked outrage and renewed calls for\u2063 justice. The Russian government has been accused of negligence and failing to provide adequate medical \u200bcare for Navalny. President Biden \u200ccondemned these actions, stating that \u200cthey are a violation of human rights and that the international \u200ccommunity must\u200d respond.<\/p>\n<p>President\u200c Biden&#8217;s remarks also turned towards \u2062the ongoing tension\u200d between\u200b Russia and Ukraine.\u200b He expressed his full\u200b support for Ukraine&#8217;s sovereignty and reiterated the United States&#8217; commitment to defending its territorial integrity. Biden \u200dcalled on Russia to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/14-americans-murdered-by-hamas-u-s-citizens-taken-hostage-biden\/\" title=\"Biden: 14 Americans killed, U.S. citizens held hostage by Hamas.\">de-escalate \u2062tensions<\/a> in the region and to respect Ukraine&#8217;s borders.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict between Russia and Ukraine stems from Russia&#8217;s annexation of Crimea in 2014, which was followed by ongoing clashes in eastern \u200bUkraine between Ukrainian forces \u200cand Russia-backed separatists. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-tlaib-still-has-a-palestinian-flag-hanging-outside-her-house-office\/\" title=\"Tlaib keeps Palestinian flag outside her House office amid Israel war.\">situation remains volatile<\/a>, with sporadic fighting continuing and \u2064a lack \u2064of progress in diplomatic negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>President\u200b Biden highlighted the importance of unity and coordination among the international community in addressing these challenges. He\u200c emphasized the \u200dneed for countries to collectively condemn Russia&#8217;s actions and to impose targeted sanctions that\u200c would\u2064 hold Russian officials \u2064accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, President Biden \u200cannounced additional measures\u200b that the United States\u2062 would take\u2063 in response to \u2064Russia&#8217;s actions. These include the expulsion of Russian diplomats, the imposition of new sanctions, and the \u200dstrengthening of cybersecurity defenses to counter Russian interference in the United\u2064 States\u2064 and its allies.<\/p>\n<p>President \u2062Biden&#8217;s firm stance on Russia signifies a departure from the previous administration&#8217;s approach. It sends a\u200b clear\u200c message that the United States will not turn a blind eye\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights violations<\/a>\u2063 and aggression, and that it \u200cwill actively work \u2064to support its allies and uphold\u2062 international norms.<\/p>\n<p>The international response to President \u200bBiden&#8217;s speech has been mixed. European \u2063leaders have expressed support for the United \u2064States&#8217; strong stance on Russia, with several countries\u200c considering their own sanctions. However, some critics argue that stronger measures should\u2062 have been taken earlier, particularly in response to Navalny&#8217;s poisoning.<\/p>\n<p>As President Biden continues to navigate the\u200b complexities of the US-Russia relationship, his commitment\u200b to holding Russia accountable for Navalny&#8217;s death and supporting Ukraine is a \u2064significant step towards promoting democracy, human rights, and stability in the region. It is crucial for the \u200binternational community to join forces \u200cwith the United \u2064States in ensuring\u200c that\u200b Russia\u2064 faces the consequences of its actions and that justice is\u2062 served for Navalny \u200band others\u200c who have\u200c suffered at the hands of the Russian government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden vowed to hold Russia accountable for the death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent dissenter, in a prison. He passionately urged Congress to back Ukraine in a fiery speech, emphasizing that Putin bears responsibility for this involuntary loss of life. Vice President Kamala Harris also expressed her stance on the matter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2178182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24047086601323-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2178181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24047086601323-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2178181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2178181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2178182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2178181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2178181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2178181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}