Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader ’poisoned with Novichok’ - BBC News

There is “unequivocal proof“ that Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, Germany has said. Chancellor Angela Merkel said he was a victim of attempted murder and the world would look to Russia for answers. Mr Navalny was flown to Berlin after falling ill on a flight in Siberia last month, and remains in a coma. His team says he was poisoned on President Vladimir Putin’s orders. The Kremlin has dismissed the allegation. The Kremlin spokesman called on Germany