‘Every single day, there are killings’: Vladimir Putin criticises gun violence in US

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday criticised the gun violence in the United States, saying that people in America are shot dead before they have the time to open their mouths, reported BBC. The comment came as Putin was briefing the media after a meeting with US President Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the first summit between Biden and Putin.

“Everything that happens in our countries, one way or another is the responsibility of the leaders themselves, look at the streets of America and every single day there are killings,” Putin said.

The Russian president also hit out at the US on human right violations, alleging that America built secret Central Intelligence Agency prisons across the globe to torture people. “Would anyone agree this is how you protect human rights?” he said.

At the same time, Putin defended Russia’s actions against Opposition leader Alexei Navalny and demanded “unbiased coverage” on the matter. Without naming Navalny, Putin said that the person knew that he violated the law in Russia and that he was a repeated offender. “He knew full well that he was wanted but nevertheless he came back to Russia and he deliberately wanted to be arrested,” Putin claimed.

Navalny was sentenced to over two-and-a-half years in prison with…

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