Biden, "I Will Stand Up Without Appeasing Dictators"

Russian Opposition Leader in Coma Criticizes Trump-Putin Relations

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate in the United States, emphasized that Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, is persecuting civil society and others, and unlike Donald Trump, the U.S. President, he will stand up to dictators.

On the 21st (local time), Biden shared a post on Twitter stating that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a coma after being poisoned, saying, "While Putin persecutes civil society and journalists, Donald Trump continues to appease Russia."

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Biden said, "Right now, opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a coma after being poisoned. This is unacceptable."

He added, "Unlike Trump, I will defend our democratic values and stand up to autocrats like Putin."

In his acceptance speech for the presidential nomination a day earlier, Biden said, "I will be a president who stands with allies and partners," and "I will make it clear to our enemies that the days of appeasing dictators are over."

The Washington Post (WP) reported that Biden criticized President Trump through a tweet mentioning the poisoning suspicion of the Russian opposition leader, accusing Trump of being too close to President Putin and continuing to appease him.

Navalny, who has been in opposition to the Putin regime, lost consciousness and collapsed on a plane, was hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning, and is currently in a coma.

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