President Joe Biden blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of Russian political dissident Alexei Navalny.

Biden spoke of Navalny’s death, saying, “We don’t know exactly what happened, but there is no doubt that the death of Nalvany was a consequence of something that Putin and his thugs did,” and said of of a U.S. response, “We’re looking at a whole number of options, that’s all I’ll say right now.”

Vice President Kamala Harris blamed Putin, saying, “My prayers are with his family including his wife Yulia who is with us today, and if confirmed this would be a further sign of Putin’s brutality. Whatever story they tell, let us be clear, Russia is responsible, and we’ll have more to say on this later.”

Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) accused former President Donald Trump of appeasing Putin, saying on X, “More blood on Putin’s hands with the tragic death of Aleksei Navalny in prison, all for the ‘crime’ of wanting a free Russia. Why do Trump and his congressional enablers want to further appease this Russian tyrant?”