President Trump should quickly and effectively hold the Russian state accountable for its poisoning of Alexei Navalny.

A political dissident, Navalny has long been a thorn in the side of Vladimir Putin and his corrupt circle of oligarchs and security officials. Navalny’s mix of humor and incisive investigative journalism has been particularly offensive to the Kremlin, highlighting its grotesque theft of state resources and absolute abuse of public trust. Over the past few years, Navalny has repeatedly been imprisoned and attacked for his activities. But that treatment pales in comparison to what has happened to the 44-year-old over the past two weeks.

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