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Will Biden respond to Putin’s latest attack on Navalny?

By Tom Rogan
Published August 12, 2021 5:58pm ET
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Will Biden respond to Putin’s latest attack on Navalny?
In this handout photo taken from a video published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny steps down in a hospital in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. | (AP/Instagram)

Already languishing in a Russian gulag, Alexei Navalny was hit with new criminal charges on Wednesday.

These charges are designed to keep the journalist and opposition leader imprisoned in perpetuity. This Russian action is thus a test for President Joe Biden. The president has said he will take action to uphold Navalny’s basic human rights. Will he now do so?

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Alexei Navalny Corruption FSB Human Rights Joe Biden Russia Vladimir Putin