Novichok group nerve agent used to poison Russian opposition figure Navalny, German govt spokesman claims, citing hospital tests
Hospital tests on Alexey Navalny show that he was poisoned with a nerve agent of the ‘Novichok’ group, according to a German government spokesman. Those allegedly responsible have not yet been identified.
The German government announced on Thursday that tests from Navalny showed the presence of a ‘Novichok’-like nerve agent, similar to that said to have been used to poison the Skripals in the UK last year.
Though the spokesman did not blame the Russian state for Navalny’s poisoning, he condemned the apparent attack and called on Moscow to explain its position on the case.
Moscow has already been accused of poisoning Navalny, but has rejected the accusations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said last week that “the Russian leadership clearly does not” benefit from Navalny’s illness, and slammed western governments for their “suspicious haste” in blaming Russia.
The Berlin spokesman, Stefan Siebert, said he would inform Germany’s EU and NATO allies about the test results. However, the Russian government has not been informed, Kremlin spokesman said.
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