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On Monday, the British Foreign Office summoned the Russian ambassador to London to explain the poisoning of dissident Alexei Navalny, and British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said he was “satisfied” that the opposition had come out of a coma.
Raab wrote on Twitter that British authorities had summoned Andre Kellin to “express their deep concern over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny” with Novichok nerve gas, according to Berlin, which was used in Britain in 2018 to poison former Russian agent Sergey. Skripal.
“The use of a prohibited chemical weapon is totally unacceptable, and Russia must conduct a full and transparent investigation,” he added.
Britain’s Foreign Office said in a statement that London intends to work with “its partners, including the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, to hold accountable for those who committed” the poisoning.
And Germany last week reported “conclusive evidence” that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent had been poisoned with “Novichok” nerve gas.
Navalny’s aides said the use of Novichok proved that Russian security services were solely responsible for the attack, but the Kremlin vehemently denied it.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday: “All attempts to link Russia, in any way, with what happened (with Navalny) are unacceptable in our opinion.”
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