Tag: Opposition
Navalny Affair Follows Pre-Planned Scenario – Russian Foreign Ministry Responds to OPCW Report
The fantasy of the alleged poisoning of blogger and political opposition figure Alexei Navalny continues according to a pre-planned conspiracy scenario, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, commenting on a new report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). …
Goal of Campaign Around Navalny Is to Create Pretext for Sanctions Against Russia – Envoy
The goal of the campaign around Russian political opposition figure Alexei Navalny is to create a pretext for additional sanctions against Russia, said Alexander Shulgin, Russia’s Permanent Envoy to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), at the 95th session of the organization’s Executive Council. …
Nebenzia Says West Uses OPCW as Instrument of Political Pressure on ‘Undesirable’ States
Western countries increasingly use the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to exert political pressure on “undesirable” countries, as in the case of Russia over claims that political opposition figure Alexey Navalny was poisoned, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, said. …