Joe Biden met the widow and daughter of Alexeï Navalny in San Francisco. This was reported in a White House memo. The US president met with Yulia and Dasha Navalnaya “to express his deepest condolences for their terrible loss.” Biden “expressed admiration for Navalny’s extraordinary courage in the fight against corruption and for a free and democratic Russia.” The US president stressed that the dissident's legacy would live on “through the people of Russia and around the world who mourn his loss and fight for freedom, democracy and human rights.” At the end of the meeting, new heavy sanctions against Moscow were announced for tomorrow.
Today, I met with Yulia and Dasha Navalnaya – Alexei Navalny's loved ones – to express my condolences for their devastating loss.
Alexei's legacy of courage will live on in Yulia and Dasha, as well as in the countless people across Russia who fight for democracy and human rights. pic.twitter.com/aiCcgTrws3
– President Biden (@POTUS) February 22, 2024
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