Trump avoids condemning Russia for Navalny’s death
After Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison in February 2024, Donald Trump declined to publicly condemn Russia or President Vladimir Putin and suggested he was being politically persecuted like Navalny. Nikki Haley criticized his silence.
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3 developments- Feb 16, 2024Navalny’s death puts a new spotlight on key dividing line between Trump and Biden
- Feb 17, 2024Alexey Navalny: Arrests, vigils, and Kremlin silence as Russia marks Putin critic’s death
- Feb 19, 2024Trump avoids condemning Russia for Navalny’s death
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Quiet for 953 daysLast development · Feb 19, 2024 — Trump avoids condemning Russia for Navalny’s death
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5 viewpointsTrump talks of his own legal problems when speaking about the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Alexey Navalny: Arrests, vigils, and Kremlin silence as Russia marks Putin critic’s death
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3 viewpointsTrump avoids condemning Russia for Navalny’s death
Trump Responds To Alexei Navalny’s Death—Doesn’t Condemn Putin And Condemns Legal Troubles In Same Post
Arrests, vigils, and Kremlin silence: Russia marks Alexey Navalny’s death
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2 viewpointsDemocratic congressman suggests Trump emboldened Russia to kill Alexei Navalny: 'Traitorous language'
Trump silent on Putin after Navalny death but bashes Biden for ‘misery’ and ‘destruction’
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3 articlesTrump acknowledges Navalny’s death days later, without mentioning Putin
Nikki Haley condemns Trump for not commenting on Alexei Navalny death
Tucker Carlson Condemns Alexei Navalny’s Death As “Barbaric” Days After Trumpeting Vladimir Putin’s Russia
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