{"id":2178724,"date":"2024-02-17T00:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T05:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-senators-overwhelmingly-condemn-putin-for-navalnys-death\/"},"modified":"2024-02-17T01:01:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T06:01:24","slug":"u-s-senators-overwhelmingly-condemn-putin-for-navalnys-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-senators-overwhelmingly-condemn-putin-for-navalnys-death\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Senators Strongly Condemn Putin Over Navalny&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fu-s-senators-overwhelmingly-condemn-putin-for-navalnys-death%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=2178724&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>U.S. \u2064Senators Condemn Putin for Death of \u200dNavalny<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Senators stood \u2062in \u2063solidarity on Friday\u2062 in condemning Russian\u200b President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> for the death \u2062of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a \u2063remote\u2064 Arctic prison.<\/p>\n<p>Navalny,\u200c a \u2063frequent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was in \u2064prison after being convicted on charges of \u201cextremism\u201d and \u200bsentenced to 19 years. Russia\u2019s Federal Penitentiary\u2063 Service\u200c said \u2062that Navalny felt\u200d sick\u200b after\u2062 going on \u2064a walk, and soon after, lost consciousness and \u200ddied.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senate Republican Conference Chairman\u200d John Barrasso (R-WY)<\/strong> posted \u2063on X:\u2064 \u201cPutin\u2019s\u200b regime is pure evil.\u200d Putin\u2019s cronies murdered Alexei Navalny for \u2062having the courage to stand \u2063up for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe death of\u200c Alexei Navalny is yet \u200canother \u200cheartbreaking reminder of who Vladimir Putin is: a bloodthirsty tyrant who\u200b thinks he can get away \u200bwith anything,\u201d said <strong>Senate Intelligence \u2064Committee Chairman Mark Warner\u2064 (D-VA)<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s\u2062 another\u200c reason why we must continue to stand with the cause of \u200bfreedom in opposition to \u2063Putin\u2019s brutality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sen.\u2064 Tom Cotton (R-AR)<\/strong> \u2064 wrote: \u201cAlexei Navalny died as he lived: a champion of the Russian people \u2063and\u200b a brave voice of\u200d dissent in Vladimir \u2064Putin\u2019s Russia. President Biden pledged \u2018devastating\u2019 consequences should Navalny die in \u200dprison; now\u200c he must follow through. America can\u2019t \u200bafford another erased\u2063 red line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPutin is\u2062 a \u2063bully\u2063 and \u2064attempting to send a chilling effect to his opponents and the\u2063 world. His aggression stems\u2062 from a simple fact: he is paranoid and\u200c a coward,\u201d \u2064said <strong>Sen. \u2063Roger Wicker (R-MS)<\/strong>. \u201cThis\u200b announcement comes as world leaders\u200b are convening today to discuss how to confront Russia. Putin \u200chas proven he will stop at nothing to silence opposition \u2063voices. We will \u2063not be\u200b deterred from our commitments and if\u2063 anything, this\u200d murderous regime\u200b strengthens\u2063 our resolve. We will not \u200bstop calling for the release\u200c of Vladimir Kara-Murza and others \u200bstill\u200d falsely \u2063imprisoned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)<\/strong> \u200b posted on X: \u201cI urge all elected\u200b officials\/political leaders to denounce Putin\u2019s killing\u2064 of\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-goes-into-full-panic-mode-over-potential-trump-victory\/\" title=\"NY Times panics as Trump's victory looms\">political\u2063 foe<\/a>. It\u2019s contrary to what America stands for FREEDOM \u2064we ought to\u2062 be unified against Putin &#038; his cronies\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Navalny had been\u200b sentenced to prison in \u20632021 after returning to Moscow from \u200cGermany, where he\u200b was \u2064undergoing treatment \u200cfor poisoning from a nerve agent that was blamed on the Kremlin. \u2063The Kremlin has denied any responsibility for his\u2062 poisoning, but United States intelligence officials have \u200bsaid\u200c they believe Russia was responsible.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO\u200c GET THE DAILYWIRE+ \u200bAPP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Navalny frequently faced criminal charges during \u200bhis career in Russian politics, which he said were motivated \u200bbecause of his\u2064 opposition to Putin. Navalny founded the\u200b Anti-Corruption Foundation, which\u2062 was \u2064dissolved in \u2063Russia in 2021, to expose corruption by high-ranking Russian\u2064 officials and challenge the United Russia\u200b Party\u2019s control\u2064 over the\u200b country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-biden-help-unite-america\/\" title=\"Can Biden Help Unite America?\">political system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other responses from U.S. Senators included:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m saddened\u2063 to see reports of Alexei Navalny\u2019s\u200b death. He was \u200da tireless fighter for freedom \u2064and\u2062 democracy in \u200cRussia.<\/p>\n<p>His death\u2063 is a reminder of the true nature of the Putin regime.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Deb Fischer (@SenatorFischer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorFischer\/status\/1758488605633221052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February\u2063 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For years Alexei Navalny stood up to Putin\u2019s regime with courage\u200c &#038;\u200c defiance. He paid for it \u200cwith his \u2063life.<\/p>\n<p>Navalny\u2019s death is a \u2063tragic reminder \u2064of the depths to which Putin will go \u200cto silence \u200chis critics \u2014 but\u2064 Putin will learn that you can\u2019t kill the\u200d hunger &#038; quest for freedom. \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZU3BxGyq47\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZU3BxGyq47<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisVanHollen\/status\/1758511820640276700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, \u20642024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is a \u200cpattern whereby dictators\u2014be they Putin,\u2064 Ortega, or Maduro\u2014eliminate their\u2062 opposition. Although they \u2062try to present themselves\u2063 as reasonable to the West, eliminating political opponents reveals their true\u2064 colors. Navalny\u2019s death is\u200b the latest example.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy,\u200c M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBillCassidy\/status\/1758517394253762568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alexei Navalny was a warrior for democracy and transparency against a murderous dictator.\u200b We can all learn from\u2062 his \u2062bravery.<\/p>\n<p>His death is a\u200b stark reminder of \u2062our obligation to\u2062 stop Putin and stand up for\u2064 democratic values\u2063 and freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBobCasey\/status\/1758533566432940398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Make no mistake \u2014 Putin removes his\u2062 opposition because \u2064he fears them.<\/p>\n<p>Alexei Navalny spoke up for freedom.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d Navalny\u2019s \u200ddeath, Putin\u2064 has immortalized one of his staunchest critics.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1758541343180066923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The death of Alexei Navalny \u200dis another reminder of the brutality and evil\u2062 nature of Vladimir Putin\u2019s regime. \u2062His death must\u200d not dim the hopes of millions\u200b of Russians who yearn\u2064 for freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Senator Ted \u2064Budd (@SenTedBuddNC) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedBuddNC\/status\/1758564265433121070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RELEASE: Sen. Cruz Issues Statement After Russian Regime Announces Death of Dissident Alexei Navalny<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4nX7xDKbG1\">https:\/\/t.co\/4nX7xDKbG1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lRnIm77U3t\">pic.twitter.com\/lRnIm77U3t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1758583554156453930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Navalny laid down his \u2062life fighting for the freedom of the \u200bcountry he\u200d loved. Putin is a murderous, paranoid dictator. History will not be kind to those in America who make apologies for Putin \u200band praise Russian\u200c autocracy. Nor will history be \u2062kind to America\u2019s leaders who stay\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wKnOIcrEi3\">https:\/\/t.co\/wKnOIcrEi3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Thom Tillis \u2062(@SenThomTillis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenThomTillis\/status\/1758490601614405797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moving to hear from Yulia Navalnaya just moments after she and the world learned of her\u200b husband\u2019s death in\u2064 a \u2064Russian prison.<\/p>\n<p>As she\u2064 reminded global leaders, we \u2063need to hold Putin to account and counter authoritarianism in Russia and beyond.\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JIvWdUvu3j\">pic.twitter.com\/JIvWdUvu3j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Brian Schatz (@SenBrianSchatz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBrianSchatz\/status\/1758499359539220818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16,\u200b 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u2062impact did Navalny&#8217;s death have on\u2062 the fight for \u200bdemocracy and transparency in Russia?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E of the Putin regime. It is \u2063a clear\u200b violation \u2063of human rights \u2063and a blatant attack\u2062 on freedom of speech \u2064and expression. We cannot ignore the fact that Putin has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-h-reynolds-the-left-hates-elon-musk-because-hes-a-twin-threat-that-doesnt-tolerate-bs\/\" title=\"Glenn H. Reynolds: The Left Hates Elon Musk Because He\u2019s a Twin Threat That Doesn\u2019t Tolerate BS\">systematically eliminating<\/a> his political\u200b opponents, \u200band Navalny&#8217;s\u200c death is just another tragic example of this ruthless behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Navalny was\u200c a fearless advocate for democracy and transparency\u2062 in Russia. Despite facing numerous criminal charges and constant\u2064 harassment from the government,\u200c he continued to\u200d speak out against \u200bcorruption and fight for the rights \u2063of the Russian people. His\u200c determination and courage serve\u2063 as \u2063an inspiration to us all.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200b is crucial that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-tanks-to-arrive-in-ukraine-soon-us-says\/\" title=\"US announces imminent arrival of American tanks in Ukraine.\">international community stands united<\/a> against Putin&#8217;s regime \u2062and \u2062condemns his \u2062actions. We cannot allow such blatant violations of human \u2064rights to\u200c go unpunished. The death of Navalny must\u2063 serve as a wake-up \u2064call for all those who believe\u200c in freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n<p>The United States,\u200c in \u200bparticular, must take\u200b a strong stance against Putin\u2063 and hold him accountable for his actions. President Biden&#8217;s pledge of &#8220;devastating&#8221; consequences for Navalny&#8217;s death \u200cmust not go unfulfilled. It \u2062is essential that we follow through on \u200dour commitments and\u200c ensure that justice is served.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, we must continue to demand the release of other political prisoners in Russia. \u2064Vladimir Kara-Murza\u2062 and\u200d countless\u2063 others are still falsely imprisoned, and\u200b we cannot forget about them.\u200b Their voices must be heard, \u200cand \u200cthey must be set free.<\/p>\n<p>Putin&#8217;s aggression and paranoia are \u200devident in his actions. He seeks to silence opposition \u200bvoices and instill fear in his \u200copponents and the world. However, we will not be\u2063 deterred by his tactics. If anything, his murderous regime only strengthens our resolve to fight for\u200b freedom and justice.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-ordering-agencies-to-track-emissions-biden-admin-doesnt-know-how-much-fossil-fuel-its-un-climate-trips-burned\/\" title=\"Biden Admin unaware of fossil fuel emissions from UN climate trips despite ordering agencies to track them.\">world leaders convene<\/a> to\u2062 discuss how to confront Russia, it \u200cis essential that we send \u2062a clear message to Putin that his actions will\u200b not be\u2064 tolerated. \u2064We must stand united \u200bin our condemnation of his regime and demand justice for Navalny and all those who have suffered under his rule.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the death \u2063of Alexei \u2064Navalny is a\u200c tragic reminder of the\u2064 brutal \u200cnature of \u2062the Putin regime. \u200dIt\u2062 is a blatant violation of human rights and \u200ban attack\u200d on freedom \u200bof speech. We must stand united against Putin&#8217;s regime, hold him accountable\u2064 for his\u200b actions, and\u2064 demand justice for Navalny and \u2063all \u2062other political \u200dprisoners in Russia. The fight for \u2064freedom and democracy must continue, and we cannot allow Putin to silence opposition voices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Senators united to denounce Russian President Vladimir Putin for the demise of Alexei Navalny, an opposition leader held in a distant Arctic jail. Navalny, a vocal critic of Putin, received a 19-year sentence on &#8220;extremism&#8221; charges. 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