Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has said he tricked a Russian secret agent into disclosing details of the botched plot to kill him and had been told that poison had been placed in his underpants. Mr Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken critics, was airlifted to Germany for treatment in August after collapsing on a plane in Russia. Mr Navalny published a recording and transcript of the conversation. In the video Mr Navalny can be heard asking: “Why did nothing work out?”“Well, I’ve asked myself this question more than once,” a voice responds. Mr Navalny is convalescing in Germany, but has said he plans to return to Russia.

Source: Irish Independent December 22, 2020 02:26 UTC