The Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons also is taking steps to have samples from Navalny tested at its designated labs, Germany has said. LISTEN | On Alexei Navalny and the history of poisonings of Russian activists:Alexei Navalny is the most prominent opposition figure in Russia, an anti-corruption crusader and a frequent Kremlin critic. But right now, Navalny is comatose in a German hospital after a suspected poisoning. Asked why no samples from Navalny have been given to Russia, his spokesperson noted that "Mr. Navalny was in Russian treatment in a hospital for 48 hours." Russian doctors who treated Navalny in Omsk said no evidence of poisoning could be found.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2020 11:34 UTC