This week, Russia formally added Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) to its list of “terrorists and extremists” after the Republican agitator blamed the Russian government for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. added to.
Russia’s state financial watchdog, which maintains a list of “terrorists and extremists,” announced Graham’s addition on Tuesday. Mr Graham blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for Mr Navalny’s death this weekend and called on the US to add Russia to the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
“Mr. Navalny was one of the bravest people I have ever met. He had to prepare himself to be killed by President Putin when he returned to Russia, but he He was killed by President Putin,” Graham said in an interview with CBS on Sunday.
“President Biden told President Putin that if anything happens to Mr. Navalny, you will pay a price. President Biden, I agree. The price they will have to pay is Russia. to make the country a state sponsor of terrorism.”
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This week, Russia formally added Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) to its list of “terrorists and extremists” after the Republican agitator blamed the Russian government for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. added to. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Graham responded humorously to the move on social media, writing on Tuesday night: “All my rubles are gone!”
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“I will call on your “terrorists and extremists” to do your bidding and make you into a “state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law.” Believe it or not, 2024 will be bad for Putin’s Russia. “It’s going to be a year,” he added.
Graham’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Mr. Graham has a long history of antagonism with Russia, particularly since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Russia issued a warrant for his arrest last May.
Sen. Lindsey Graham this week urged President Biden to add Russia to the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The incident followed a video interview in which Graham said “the Russians are dying” and called U.S. military aid to the country “the best money we’ve ever spent.” Stated.
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Graham said he considers the arrest warrant a “medal of honor.”
“I am extremely pleased to learn that my involvement in Ukraine has angered the Putin regime,” Graham said in a statement at the time. We support and will continue to support the freedom of
