Russia critic Alexei Navalny speaks after being discharged from hospital in Germany
Navalny was airlifted from Russia to Berlin while in a coma and the German government says tests in Germany, France and Sweden have determined he was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent
23 September 2020 - 11:23
Berlin/Moscow — Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny made his first public appearance on Wednesday after being discharged from a Berlin hospital, where Germany said he was being treated for poisoning by a potentially deadly nerve agent.
Navalny was flown from Russia to Berlin in August after falling ill on a domestic flight in Siberia. The West has demanded an explanation from the Kremlin, which has denied any involvement in the incident and said it has yet to see evidence of a crime...
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