Berlin — Germany has placed Alexei Navalny under guard in hospital after determining that the long-time critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin was most likely poisoned while campaigning in Siberia.

Navalny collapsed on a plane on Thursday last week after drinking tea that his allies said they believe was laced with poison. He was flown to Germany for treatment on Saturday...

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