The world was told on Friday that Alexei Navalny is dead. World leaders denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin for Navalny’s death.
Make no mistake, Putin is convinced he can get away with anything, including the murder of his political opponents, because he is not held accountable. Look no further than President Biden’s reaction to the news. After laying the blame on Putin for Navalny’s death, he was asked by a reporter about a comment he made three years ago. He warned Putin, he said at the time, that if anything happened to Navalny while he was in prison, Russia would suffer consequences. Biden said on Friday that the comment was made three years ago, meaning it was a long time ago. He went off on a tangent on more recent consequences Russia has experienced, like sanctions, but mostly he connected Putin’s alleged consequences to Putin’s war in Ukraine. It was an…
