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Biden blames Putin for Alexey Navalny's reported death in Russian prison (www.cbsnews.com)

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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died in a Russian penal colony, Russian prison authorities said Friday.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It's news because the President of the United States is saying it out loud. World leaders don't get to speak like you and I, diplomacy is a thing, words have strong and definite meanings on the geopolitical stage. Here Biden said, "fuck Putin", loud and clear.

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