In a statement totally lacking self-awareness, Secretary of State Antony Blinken blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for jailing his political opponent.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday was sentenced to 19 additional years in a prison colony for extremism-related charges.
“The United States strongly condemns Russia’s conviction of opposition leader Aleksey Navalny on politically motivated charges. The Kremlin cannot silence the truth. Navalny should be released,” Blinken wrote on X in response.
The United States strongly condemns Russia’s conviction of opposition leader Aleksey Navalny on politically motivated charges. The Kremlin cannot silence the truth. Navalny should be released.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) August 4, 2023
Blinken’s tone-deaf remarks amid the Biden administration’s political persecution of his main political rival Donald Trump were brutally ridiculed on social media.
The United States strongly condemns Russia’s conviction of opposition leader Aleksey Navalny on politically motivated charges. The Kremlin cannot silence the truth. Navalny should be released.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) August 4, 2023
