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‘Only the Russian state had the means, motive and opportunity’ to poison Navalny this way, UK, France, Germany, Sweden and Netherlands say

• Full story: Russia killed Navalny with frog toxin, allies say

Rubio insists that the US “do not seek to separate, but to revitalise an old friendship.”

He says “we do not want allies to rationalise the broken status quo rather than reckon with what is necessary to fix it.”

“We do not want our allies to be weak, because that makes us weaker.

We want allies who can defend themselves, so that no adversary will ever be tempted to test our collective strength. This is why we do not want our allies to be shackled by guilt and shame.