"With this, it is certain that Alexei Navalny is the victim of a crime," Chancellor Angela Merkel said. German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a statement on Wednesday condemning the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. "We now know that there was an attack with a chemical nerve agent," Maas said. Navalny, seen in 2018, was transported to a German hospital on Aug. 22 after becoming sick on a flight in Russia. But right now, Navalny is comatose in a German hospital after a suspected poisoning.

Source: CBC News September 02, 2020 14:26 UTC