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The Kremlin announced on Thursday that it saw no “justification” for accusing the Russian state of being behind the poisoning of opposition Alexei Navalny, and called on the West not to make “hasty judgments.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “There is no justification to accuse the Russian state,” and emphasized Moscow’s readiness for “dialogue” with Berlin and the Europeans on this issue.
He stressed that Russian doctors did not detect “any toxic substances” when Navalny was admitted to the Siberian hospital in late August before being transferred to Berlin.
He said: “We have not yet received any information” from Germany about the evidence that led to the Navalny poisoning.
He added: “In general, I do not believe that poisoning this person can be of benefit to anyone” and “we would like our partners in Germany and other European countries not to make hasty judgments.”
The spokesman stressed that he sees “no justification” for imposing sanctions on Russia on this issue.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Moscow on Wednesday to provide clarification after tests conducted for Navalny in Germany showed that he had been poisoned by a “Novichok” substance.
This neurotoxic substance was previously used against former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in 2018 in England, as confirmed by British authorities, who held the Russian state responsible.
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