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Danny KEMP

Biden Says Putin And 'His Thugs' Responsible For Navalny Death

US President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (Credit: AFP)

US President Joe Biden directly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday for the reported death of Alexei Navalny in prison, describing the Kremlin critic as a "powerful voice for the truth."

Saying he was "outraged," Biden said he did not yet know exactly what had happened to 47-year-old Navalny, but that it was the fault of Putin and his "thugs."

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