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:"The poisoning of Alexei Navalny shocked the world. The UK stands in solidarity with him & his family. We need a full, transparent investigation into what happened. The perpetrators must be held accountable & the UK will join international efforts to ensure justice is done."<ref>''[https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1298560653855252480 "The poisoning of Alexei Navalny shocked the world"]''</ref> | :"The poisoning of Alexei Navalny shocked the world. The UK stands in solidarity with him & his family. We need a full, transparent investigation into what happened. The perpetrators must be held accountable & the UK will join international efforts to ensure justice is done."<ref>''[https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1298560653855252480 "The poisoning of Alexei Navalny shocked the world"]''</ref> | ||
Johnson’s statement follows similar calls from [[Germany]], [[France]] and [[Norway]]. [[US Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo]] said that if reports about Navalny’s poisoning “prove accurate, the [[United States]] supports the [[European Union]]’s call for a comprehensive investigation and stands ready to assist in that effort.”<ref>''[https://www.foxnews.com/us/alexei-navalny-alleged-poisoning-boris-johnson-investigation "Alexei Navalny poisoning 'shocked the world,' investigation needed, Boris Johnson says"]'</ref> | Johnson’s statement follows similar calls from [[Germany]], [[France]] and [[Norway]]. [[US Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo]] said that if reports about Navalny’s poisoning “prove accurate, the [[United States]] supports the [[European Union]]’s call for a comprehensive investigation and stands ready to assist in that effort.”<ref>''[https://www.foxnews.com/us/alexei-navalny-alleged-poisoning-boris-johnson-investigation "Alexei Navalny poisoning 'shocked the world,' investigation needed, Boris Johnson says"]'</ref> | ||
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| + | On 2 September 2020, German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] described the apparent poisoning of Alexei Navalny as "an attempted murder with nerve agent" after a toxicology test in [[Germany]] showed that the opposition leader had been targeted with [[Novichok]]. Merkel said the case raises "very serious questions that only the Russian government can answer and must answer." She said Berlin will now confer with its [[EU]] and [[NATO]] partners to discuss an appropriate reaction to the incident, as well as notifying the [[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] (OPCW) as to the findings.<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRa0laCtPiY "Angela Merkel: Alexei Navalny was poisoned | DW News"]''</ref> | ||
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| Born | Alexei Anatolievich Navalny 1976-06-04 Butyn, Odintsovsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Yale University | |||||||||||
| Children | Daria and Zakhar | |||||||||||
| Spouse | Yulia Navalnaya | |||||||||||
| Member of | World Fellows Program/2010 | |||||||||||
| Interest of | Vladimir Ashurkov, Lucy Komisar | |||||||||||
| Party | Russia of the Future, (2018–present), Progress Party, (2013–2018), Yabloko, (2000–2007) | |||||||||||
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Alexei Navalny is a Russian political figure, anti-corruption activist and leader of the opposition Russia of the Future party.
In February 2018 he was "briefly detained" by the Russian government for organising anti-government protests ahead of the country's presidential election from which he had been banned.[1]
In August 2020, Alexei Navalny was hospitalised in a serious condition after his tea was allegedly poisoned before his flight from Siberia to Moscow. During the flight, he became violently ill and was taken to a hospital in Omsk after an emergency landing there, and put in a coma. He was evacuated to a hospital in Germany two days later where he remains in intensive care.[2]
On 26 August 2020, Boris Johnson tweeted:
- "The poisoning of Alexei Navalny shocked the world. The UK stands in solidarity with him & his family. We need a full, transparent investigation into what happened. The perpetrators must be held accountable & the UK will join international efforts to ensure justice is done."[3]
Johnson’s statement follows similar calls from Germany, France and Norway. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that if reports about Navalny’s poisoning “prove accurate, the United States supports the European Union’s call for a comprehensive investigation and stands ready to assist in that effort.”[4]
On 2 September 2020, German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the apparent poisoning of Alexei Navalny as "an attempted murder with nerve agent" after a toxicology test in Germany showed that the opposition leader had been targeted with Novichok. Merkel said the case raises "very serious questions that only the Russian government can answer and must answer." She said Berlin will now confer with its EU and NATO partners to discuss an appropriate reaction to the incident, as well as notifying the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as to the findings.[5]
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Navalny, Ukraine and the West | article | 18 September 2020 | 'Rhys James' | A tongue-in-cheek, mildly satirical commentary on the latest "Vladimir Putin poisoned my cat" Novichok nonsense emanating from the Westerm media over the September 2020 hospitalisation of Russian 'opposition politician' and Western super-hero Alexei Navalny |
| Document:Novichok, Navalny, Nordstream, Nonsense | blog post | 3 September 2020 | Craig Murray | The US and Saudi Arabia have every reason to instigate a split between Germany and Russia at this time. Navalny is certainly a victim of international politics. That he is a victim of Putin I tend to doubt. |
References
- ↑ "Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny could spend election in jail"
- ↑ "Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in hospital after suspected poisoning"
- ↑ "The poisoning of Alexei Navalny shocked the world"
- ↑ "Alexei Navalny poisoning 'shocked the world,' investigation needed, Boris Johnson says"'
- ↑ "Angela Merkel: Alexei Navalny was poisoned | DW News"
