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Merkel “The whole world is waiting for Russian answers”
Trump has no mention or statement about the poisoning
On the 2nd (local time), CNN reported that only the president of the United States, Donald Trump, among the top world leaders of the major countries of the world, is silent on the alleged poisoning of the Russian anti-government official Alexey Navalni, 44 years old. .
The German government announced on the same day that Nabilni was addicted to the nerve agent developed by Nobichok in the former Soviet Union. Germany took over Navalni from Russia and dealt with it.
The Russian government has flatly denied the poisoning allegations, but Western countries are demanding the truth. Nobichok was used in the 2018 assassination attempt of a Russian female double spy, Sergei Scripal, in Salisbury, England.
CNN said the Trump administration was generally calm, as leaders around the world urged the Vladimir Putin government to respond.
President Trump has come under fire for his friendly response to Russia since the election. The allegations, sparked by the “ Russian scandal ” that the Trump camp and the Russian government collided in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, continued throughout the presidential term. America’s condemnation that day came from the White House National Security Council (NSC), not President Trump.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on the other hand, identified Navalni as a “victim of a crime” at a press conference that day. Germany has been leading the anti-Russian front in the international community after the Navalni incident.
“They (Russia) want to silence Navalni,” Merkel said. I condemn it on behalf of the German federal government as the most powerful language possible. ”“ There are very serious questions that only the Russian government can and should answer at this time. The whole world is waiting for an answer. ”
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “Now the Russian government has to explain what is happening.”
French President Emmanuel Macron said last month that France was ready to provide all the assistance Navalni needed, including asylum.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a press conference after the German announcement, but did not comment.
NSC spokesman John Ulriot said: “The United States is very concerned about today’s announcement. The poisoning of Alexei Navalni deserves complete blame. ”
President Trump’s public comments on the Navalni case were made once in the immediate aftermath of Navalni’s downfall, CNN said. On the 20th of last month, President Trump said: “We are investigating (this matter). Mike will inform me soon. “
Former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton urged President Trump to speak publicly.
Bolton said on Twitter that day: “We need an urgent statement from the president. Trump should ask the Russian side for a sufficient explanation. ”
Democratic Senator Richard Durbin tweeted last month that “any other president of the United States would have immediately condemned the attack.”
Navalni, a key member of the Russian opposition, has led criticism of Putin’s long-term power. He suddenly lost consciousness while flying in from Russia on the 20th of last month.
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