Germany reported “unequivocal evidence” that he was poisoned with the nerve agent but Russia says its doctors found no trace of poison. The Kremlin has denounced attempts to blame the Russian state for the poisoning as “absurd” and said it wants to know what happened. Navalny’s associates say the use of Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent, shows only the Russian state could be responsible. Russian doctors nevertheless said they administered an antidote to nerve agents that was also used by doctors at the Berlin hospital now treating the anti-corruption campaigner. Moscow’s UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya told the Security Council on Thursday that Russian doctors “saved Alexei Navalny”, Russian news agencies reported.

Source: Hindustan Times September 11, 2020 08:59 UTC