Alexei Navalny, the German government: “Poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok.” Von der Leyen: “Despicable”. Farnesina: “Russia to clarify”

The confirmation comes from the results of the toxicological tests performed in the hospital Charity of Sedan, where he is hospitalized in a coma. German doctors had already verified that the Russian dissident Alexei Navalny had been poisoned but now the government of Angela Merkel, by voice of Steffen seibert, said to have acquired “evidence that leaves no doubt” about the presence of a nerve chemical agent belonging to the group Novichok. In a note the executive of Sedan reiterated his “condemnation“To this attack” in the severest way. The Russian government is urgently called upon to clarify, ”he insisted, echoing once again the pressure of the international community. Europe me Italy included – to open a transparent investigation. Requests to which the spokesperson for Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, responded in recent days: “The hypotheses that see us involved in the poisoning of Navalny they cannot be taken seriously, they are just empty noise ”. Meanwhile the Stationery announced that “through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the planned routes, it will report the results of the analyzes” that confirm the poisoning of Navalny “To the partners EU and of Then “. Thus, in light of the position of the Russia “We will consult with partners to reaction appropriate“, Concludes the press release.

Farnesina: “Russia clarifies” – Seven Cabinet Ministers MerkelHe continues, they met today to deliberate on the next steps to take. At the meeting called by Chancellor attended by the deputy Olaf Scholz, the foreign ministers Heiko maas, inland Horst seehofer, of Justice Christine Lambrecht, of the Defense Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and the head of the Chancellery Helge Braun. “It is a shocking fact that Alexei Navalny in Russia has been the victim of an attack with a nerve agent “, continues the note, adding that” the wife of Navalny was informed by the doctors of the Charity“After today’s news, the Farnesina: “Italy expresses its deep concern and indignation at the identification by the competent German authorities of a nerve agent as the cause of the poisoning of the Russian activist Alexei Navalny“Read the press release from the Italian Foreign Ministry. “This is – continues the note – a crime that we strongly condemn and that makes the need for the Russian Federation to clarify the responsibilities of the incident even more urgent and transparent.”

What happened to Navalny – Symbol of opposition to the government of Moscow and known for his investigations against corruption, fell ill on Thursday, August 20, on a flight back to the Russian capital from the Siberian city of Tomsk. The captain made an emergency landing Omsk. From the beginning, his staff had claimed it was poisoning – indeed, Navalny would feel bad after drinking tea before boarding the plane. At first, Russian doctors, who had denied the poisoning hypothesis, said they opposed his transfer to Germany due to its “unstable” conditions, but after 24 hours the situation was unlocked with transport to Sedan. “Alexei Navalny’s state of health remains serious,” doctors from the Berlin Charité wrote in a note. Among other things, the statement states that “it is still impossible to exclude long-term effects“.

Von der Leyen: “Despicable and cowardly act” – Russia says it is ready for extensive cooperation with Germany “to clarify the incident that happened to Alexei Navalny,” but reactions and outraged comments come from foreign ministries around the world. “Chancellor Merkel informed me that the Russian opposition leader Navalny was attacked with a nerve agent in his own country. This – writes the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Twitter, is a despicable and cowardly act, once again. Those responsible must be brought to justice ”. The White House said it was “deeply concerned” by what it called “the reprehensible poisoning.” The British government is “deeply concerned about the poisoning of Alexey Navalny with Novichok, a nerve agent previously used with lethal effects in the UK – has declared Dominic raab, Foreign Minister Boris Johnson – The Russian government clearly has answers to give, it must tell the truth about what happened to Mr. Navalny ”. According to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “it is absolutely unacceptable that a prohibited chemical weapon has been used again and that an act of violence once again targeted a leading figure of the Russian opposition “to the president Vladimir Putin. “We will work closely with Germany and our international allies and partners to demonstrate that there are consequences,” concluded Dominic Raab, while the government’s Health Minister Johnson Matt hancock, evoked the maximum cooperation with Berlin in research and in the exchange of laboratory information. London has in the past accused the Kremlin of being “most likely” behind the attempted poisoning of the former double agent spy. Serghiei Skripal and his daughter Iulia, accused of a Novichok-type substance (originally born in Soviet military laboratories) and occurred in Salisbury, England, two years ago. Episode followed days later by the accidental poisoning of a couple of British citizens, which proved fatal to the woman. The French government has also condemned the ‘use of Novichok’: an act that Paris defines as “shocking and irresponsible”.