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- According to the Berlin Charité hospital, the Russian Kremlin critic Alexej Navalny was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent.
- This was announced by government spokesman Steffen Seibert in Berlin.
- The unequivocally proven war agent belongs to the Novitschok group.
This was determined by a special Bundeswehr laboratory at the behest of the Charité. Seibert spoke of a “surprising event”. “The federal government condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms.” Now the Russian government is “urgently requested to comment on the matter.”
Berlin will now discuss an “appropriate joint reaction” with its partners in the EU and NATO. Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel had consulted with Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz, Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer, Federal Minister of Justice Christine Lambrecht, Federal Minister of Defense Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and the head of the Federal Chancellery, Helge Braun, and coordinated the additional steps. The Federal Government will also be in contact with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
The Kremlin still knows nothing
According to his own statements, the Russian Presidential Office has not yet been informed by the German government of his status in the case of Kremlin critic Alexej Navalny. Germany has not yet informed the Kremlin that it believes Navalny has been poisoned with a nerve chemical agent from the Novichok group, the RIA news agency said, citing a presidential spokesman on Wednesday.
Alexej Navalny is currently being treated at the Berlin Charité.
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Mrs. Navalny and the doctors who treated her were informed of the results of the examination. Alexej Navalny had been flown from Russia to Berlin for medical treatment on August 22 with symptoms of poisoning. The federal government expects a full recovery for Alexej Navalny, it says in the press release.
