Novichok

Russia

Navalny: Russian FM dismisses claims security agents behind poisoning

The investigation conducted by Bellingcat and The Insider in cooperation with CNN and Der Spiegel found that agents of Russia's domestic security agency have followed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on trips since 2017.

16/12/2020

Russia

Russia alleges Navalny could have been poisoned on plane to Germany

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has suggested that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny could have been poisoned on the medical plane to Germany.

12/11/2020

Russia

Navalny: Putin 'intervened' to allow critic's evacuation to Germany

The Russian president said he asked the country's Prosecutor General to immediately allow opposition figure Alexei Navalny to be moved to Germany for urgent treatment.

22/10/2020

Europe News

EU imposes sanctions on 6 individuals over Alexei Navalny poisoning

The EU has imposed sanctions on 6 individuals and one entity it believes was involved in the attempted assassination of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

15/10/2020

Netherlands

Navalny: Chemical weapons watchdog confirms Novichok poisoning

"Any use of chemical weapons is serious and cannot be without consequences," Germany said after the OPCW confirmed that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok.

06/10/2020

Europe Decoded

Navalny poisoning: Decoding the Kremlin's information war | #TheCube

In this 30-minute special edition of #TheCube, we examine the clash of information between east and west, and why Alexei Navalny is such an enemy of the Kremlin.

02/10/2020

Germany

Kremlin critic Navalny says 'Putin was behind' poisoning

"I claim that Putin was behind the crime, and I have no other version of what happened," Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said in an interview.

01/10/2020

Germany

Alexei Navalny is 'free' to return to Russia after hospital discharge

"Regarding his return to Moscow, he is free, like any Russian citizen, to do so at any time," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian news agencies.

23/09/2020

Russia

Novichok-tinged bottle found in Navalny's room, his colleagues say

Supporters of the Russian opposition leader, who is being treated in a Berlin hospital, say they found the item in his hotel room shortly after he collapsed

17/09/2020

World News

Russian opposition leader Navalny posts photo of himself from hospital

Navalny wrote on social media that he was breathing on his own after being poisoned in late August.

15/09/2020

World News

Alexei Navalny's condition improves after being poisoned with Novichok

The Russian opposition leader is now able to leave his bed, the Berlin hospital treating him said.

14/09/2020

Russia

Lukashenko looks to "elder brother" Putin for support

"Even cornered, Lukashenko does not look very much like a puppet, he is too unpredictable. This is a big difficulty for Moscow," says Andrei Kolesnikov of the Moscow Carnegie Center.

11/09/2020

Germany

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'taken out of induced coma'

Just in: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny taken out of an induced coma and is responsive, say doctors

07/09/2020

Russia

Could Navalny attack be a response to changes in Russian politics?

Dr. Samuel Greene is Director of the Russia Institute at King's College London.

03/09/2020

Europe Decoded

Explained: Novichok nerve agent attacks

What are the chemical weapons at the centre of another attack blamed on the Kremlin, in the alleged poisoning of Alexei Navalny?

02/09/2020

Germany

Navalny: Merkel slams 'crime' as Germany confirms Novichok poisoning

The German Chancellor calls on Russia to 'explain itself' after the Berlin government confirms Alexei Navalny was poisoned using chemical nerve agent Novichok.

02/09/2020

United Kingdom

"Everyone" would be dead if Russia led Novichok attack, victim told

"I didn't really get any answers. I just got Russian propaganda," the man whose partner died of Novichok said.

07/04/2019

United Kingdom

Skripal poisoning: UK, Russia mark anniversary of Novichok attack

"Today is an important milestone for Salisbury as it emerges from the shadow cast by the use of chemical weapons on the steets of our country," May said.

04/03/2019

Russia

New Russian board game mocks Salisbury Novichok nerve agent attack

The game's designer said he created "Our guys in Salisbury" because he was fed up with exhaustive Western media coverage blaming Russia for the attack.

25/01/2019

Russia

Russia's Lavrov slams Brexit Britain for using EU to hurt Russia

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Russia’s Foreign Minister has hit out at the UK for using the EU to facilitate sanctions against Russia in the wake of the Novichok scandal.

16/10/2018