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In A Response To Navalny s Arrest, Clues To Biden s Russia Policy
January 19, 2021 17:29 GMT
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January 20, 2021 09:37 GMT
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Less than two hours after Aleksei Navalny was detained at passport control at Moscow s Sheremetyevo airport on January 17, the man who will hold one of the most important positions in the new White House made a statement on Twitter: Mr. Navalny should be immediately released, and the perpetrators of the outrageous attack on his life must be held accountable, Jake Sullivan, who will become President Joe Biden s national security adviser after the January 20 inauguration,
wrote. The Kremlin s attacks on Mr. Navalny are not just a violation of human rights, but an affront to the Russian people who want their voices heard.
ANKARA: Amid speculations about a possible Turkish-Israeli rapprochement in the foreseeable future, Israel refuses to normalize relations with Turkey or return its envoy to Ankara until the activities of Hamas’ military wing in Istanbul end, Israeli news site Ynet reported on Monday.
This prerequisite prompted Ankara to bring forward its own conditions to reconcile with Israel. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara on Monday that relations would be normalized if Israel were to halt “its illegal actions, such as annexations against Palestine.”
Ankara’s support for Hamas as well as its prioritization of Israel’s Palestine policies pose further challenges to already fragile relations with Israel. Hundreds of Hamas operatives allegedly live in Turkey.
President-elect Joe Biden is promoting a $1.9 trillion economic relief package to a country battered by a year-long pandemic that will have killed over 400,000 Americans and sickened tens of millions more before he takes office this week.
The proposal announced Thursday evening is an aggressive start for an administration that will have only slim Congressional majorities to work with, especially as it comes layered atop a policy agenda packed with a wide array of Democratic priorities.