President Joe Biden met with Alexei Navalny’s widow and daughter in California, expressing strong determination to impose significant new sanctions against Vladimir Putin and the Russian regime.
The president had a private conversation with Yulia and Dasha Navalnaya in a suite at the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco.
White House officials expressed their sympathies for the passing of Putin’s top critic and opposition leader in a Siberian penal colony last week.
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Amid escalating tensions with Moscow, Biden embraced Yulia and assured her that her late husband’s legacy would endure.
The meeting occurred shortly after Biden publicly referred to Putin as a ‘crazy S.O.B.’ following Navalny’s passing at the age of 47.
Following the meeting, Biden briefly addressed the press in the hotel garage as he entered his vehicle.
The president praised Navalny for his remarkable bravery. It’s impressive how his wife and daughter are imitating that.
We will be announcing the sanctions against Putin, who is accountable for his death, tomorrow.
Yulia emphasized her determination to keep fighting. We’re not backing down.
Biden Supports Navalny’s Family, Condemns Trump, Backs Russian Advocates
The President also mentioned meeting with Yulia and Dasha Navalnaya, Aleksei Navalny’s loved ones, to offer his condolences for their loss.
Aleksei’s bravery will be remembered through Yulia, Dasha, and many others in Russia who are advocating for democracy and human rights.
They met when Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, shared that she had been escorted to a hidden morgue to identify her son’s body.
She insisted that Kremlin officials return her son’s body promptly after investigators attempted to coerce her into organizing a private burial.
He criticized his predecessor Donald Trump for equating his legal troubles with Navalny’s situation.
On Friday, Biden is set to unveil a new set of sanctions amid concerns over Putin potentially deploying a nuclear weapon in space.
Putin enjoyed showcasing a modernized supersonic Tu-160M strategic nuclear bomber on Thursday, seemingly taunting the West.