Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next Russia Russian bailiffs seize Alexei Navalny's assets, says spokeswoman Navalny's flat and some of his bank accounts were frozen while he lay in a coma in Berlin, the Kremlin critic's spokeswoman said on Thursday. 24/09/2020
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Germany Navalny: Kremlin critic recovers speech and movement after poisoning In video posted on Instagram, Alexei Navalny, who was poisoned with Novichok, can be seen up and about and walking down stairs in the Berlin hospital where he is being treated. 19/09/2020
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Russia Russians vote in local elections in key test for ruling party Before being poisoned, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was urging Russians to vote tactically by casting their ballot for candidates best placed to defeat the ruling United Russia party. 13/09/2020
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Russia Doctors say improvement in symptoms of Putin critic Alexei Navalny On Friday, the Berlin hospital where Navalny is being treated said there was "some improvement" in his symptoms. 28/08/2020
Now playing Next Russia Pressure mounts on Russia to investigate Navalny's suspected poisoning “The poisoning of Alexey [sic] Navalny shocked the world,” UK PM Boris Johnson said in a tweet. “The perpetrators must be held accountable & the UK will join international efforts to ensure justice is done.” 26/08/2020
Now playing Next Russia Navalny: Kremlin rejects allegations over suspect poisoning In a statement released on Monday, the team of doctors at the Charité hospital in Berlin said they had found “cholinesterase inhibitors” in his system, a broad range of substances that are found in several drugs, but also pesticides and nerve agents. 24/08/2020
Now playing Next World Navalny is 'a catalyst for Russians' own discontent' says analyst For almost 20 years, Navalny has been striking at the Kremlin's Achilles heel of corruption. He may have missed that the thin line has moved, says Mark Galeotti. 20/08/2020
Now playing Next Russia Navalny 'stable' upon arrival in Germany for medical treatment He landed in Berlin on Saturday morning after Russian doctors said he was 'stable' enough to travel. 20/08/2020