Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in comments released Thursday. Navalny, a politician and corruption investigator who is Putin's fiercest critic, was flown to Germany two days after falling ill on Aug. 20 on a domestic flight in Russia. Navalny spent 32 days in the hospital, 24 of them in intensive care, before doctors deemed his condition had improved sufficiently for him to be discharged. Germany has noted that Russian doctors have their own samples from Navalny since he was in their care for 48 hours. German doctors have said Navalny could make a full recovery, though haven't ruled out the possibility of long-term damage from the nerve agent.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2020 08:15 UTC