Trump does not rule out Putin's involvement in Navalny's death

Donald Trump, one of the main contenders for US president, has suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin might have played a role in the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Source: Politico, as reported by European Pravda 

Details: Asked in an interview with Fox News whether Putin was responsible for Navalny's death, Trump said: "I don’t know, but perhaps, I mean possibly, I could say probably, I don’t know."

"He’s a young man, so statistically he’d be alive for a long time … so something happened that was unusual," Trump added.

In the same interview, the former US president and likely Republican presidential candidate evaded the question of whether he would continue to provide weapons to Ukraine or allow Putin to occupy part or all of Ukraine if elected president again.

"I hope it doesn't come to that," Trump said, reiterating that the war "never would have happened" if he had been president.

Earlier, EU foreign ministers agreed on sanctions against Russia in connection with the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

In February, eight EU member states wrote to Josep Borrell calling for Russian prosecutors, judges and prison officials to be sanctioned over Navalny’s death.

On 23 February, the US Department of State announced sanctions against three Russians who were involved in Navalny’s torture.

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