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Russian opposition figure Navalny’s recovery continues: Removed from ventilator and can now leave bed, says German hospital

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Alexey Navalny’s condition continues to improve, and the Russian anti-corruption activist is now able to leave his bed. That’s according to the press service of Charité University in Berlin, where he is currently being treated. … Read More >Russian opposition figure Navalny’s recovery continues: Removed from ventilator and can now leave bed, says German hospital

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Germany claims French & Swedish labs ‘confirmed’ Navalny’s Novichok poisoning, as Macron labels incident ‘attempted murder’

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The German government claimed on Monday that the presence of a substance from the Novichok family of poisons in the system of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has now been confirmed by three different laboratories. … Read More >Germany claims French & Swedish labs ‘confirmed’ Navalny’s Novichok poisoning, as Macron labels incident ‘attempted murder’

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Berlin struggles to answer RT’s question on fate of Navalny’s mysterious associate who fled Russia for Germany

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When asked by RT, German government representatives failed to explain the mystery surrounding Alexey Navalny’s associate M. Pevchikh, who was with him at the time of the alleged poisoning and fled for Germany shortly. … Read More >Berlin struggles to answer RT’s question on fate of Navalny’s mysterious associate who fled Russia for Germany

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Will the alleged Alexey Navalny poisoning sink the Nord Stream 2 pipeline? It might, but it shouldn’t

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The cacophony of noise generated in the wake of the attack on the Russian opposition figure is drowning out the reality. As Angela Merkel has always maintained, the German-Russian gas deal is purely a commercial project. … Read More >Will the alleged Alexey Navalny poisoning sink the Nord Stream 2 pipeline? It might, but it shouldn’t

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As West threatens sanctions, Kremlin says outsiders shouldn’t dictate to Russia how to investigate situation with Navalny

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After a week of political figures in various Western states calling for sanctions on Moscow if it fails to investigate the alleged poisoning of Alexey Navalny to their liking, the Kremlin has told them to mind their own business. … Read More >As West threatens sanctions, Kremlin says outsiders shouldn’t dictate to Russia how to investigate situation with Navalny

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French pundit queries Western narrative on Navalny ‘poisoning’ & Belarus unrest with ‘CIA’ comments, gets bashed by establishment

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A French pundit has questioned the Western narrative that Moscow played a role in the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny. Yet, the ‘deviation’ did not go down well with some of the French establishment. … Read More >French pundit queries Western narrative on Navalny ‘poisoning’ & Belarus unrest with ‘CIA’ comments, gets bashed by establishment

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OPCW should not be a ‘geopolitical tool,’ Russian envoy tells UN Security Council as Germany seeks to involve it in Navalny case

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Russia’s ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya slammed on Thursday Germany for withholding information about the health of activist Alexey Navalny and condemned Western attempts to politicize chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW. … Read More >OPCW should not be a ‘geopolitical tool,’ Russian envoy tells UN Security Council as Germany seeks to involve it in Navalny case

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Navalny aides rubbish sensationalist Der Spiegel/Bellingcat article that claims new security fears for ‘recovered’ activist

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Alexey Navalny’s spokeswoman has dismissed media reports concerning his almost complete recovery from alleged Novichok poisoning, and an ensuing tightening of security, as “exaggerated” and stuffed with “factual inaccuracies.” … Read More >Navalny aides rubbish sensationalist Der Spiegel/Bellingcat article that claims new security fears for ‘recovered’ activist

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Venezuela scenario at play? Lithuania recognizes exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya as ‘elected leader’ of Belarus

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Lithuanian MPs have unanimously voted for a resolution to recognize former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who fled to Lithuania after the disputed election, as the elected leader of her country. … Read More >Venezuela scenario at play? Lithuania recognizes exiled opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya as ‘elected leader’ of Belarus

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Russia Unable to Probe Navalny Case Due to Germany Refusing to Provide Facts, Nebenzia Says

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Germany still has not provided any evidence to confirm that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a Novichok-type nerve agent that would allow starting an investigation in the case, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said during a UN Security Council meeting. … Read More >Russia Unable to Probe Navalny Case Due to Germany Refusing to Provide Facts, Nebenzia Says