Photo: ReutersKremlin critic Alexei Navalny is fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison. Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, called the alleged poisoning of Navalny "extraordinarily concerning." Yarmysh said hospital officials so far had prevented Navalny's personal doctor, who had also flown in, from seeing him. Yarmysh did not say who she believed may have poisoned Navalny, but said police had been called to the hospital. The airline, S7, said Navalny had started feeling very ill soon after take-off and the captain had decided to make an emergency landing.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 21, 2020 02:26 UTC