Alexei Navalny's poisoning: What is Novichok, what are the symptoms and where does it come from?
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexei Navalny's poisoning: What is Novichok, what are the symptoms and where does it come from?

ABC  

German authorities say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok. "When you translate Novichok it means 'newcomer' or 'newbie', so it's one of the newest nerve agents." Then, overnight, Germany's Government announced that the toxicology tests of blood samples proved "without doubt" Mr Navalny was poisoned with Novichok. Facebook: Yulia Skripal ) The last time Novichok made headlines was in 2018 when former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal were attacked in the city of Salisbury in the UK.

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Paramedic thought Sergei Skripal and his daughter had taken fentanyl overdose when he arrived on scene of Salisbury's Novichok poisonings, inquiry hears
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Paramedic thought Sergei Skripal and his daughter had taken fentanyl overdose when he arrived on scene of Salisbury's Novichok poisonings, inquiry hears

Daily Mail  

A paramedic said he thought Yulia and Sergei Skripal were suffering from a fentanyl overdose when he arrived at the scene of the Novichok poisonings in Salisbury. The former spy and his daughter are believed to have been poisoned after members of Russian military intelligence smeared the nerve agent on Mr Skripal's door handle in Wiltshire. Sergei Skripal and his …

Salisbury recalls Novichok terror after quiet city was thrown into ‘world of James Bond’
3 months ago

Salisbury recalls Novichok terror after quiet city was thrown into ‘world of James Bond’

The Independent  

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Chilling moment ex-Russian spy hands bread to a child after being poisoned by Novichok: Never-before-seen CCTV shows Skripals strolling around Salisbury - unaware they'd been exposed to deadly nerve a
3 months ago

Chilling moment ex-Russian spy hands bread to a child after being poisoned by Novichok: Never-before-seen CCTV shows Skripals strolling around Salisbury - unaware they'd been exposed to deadly nerve a

Daily Mail  

Never-before-seen CCTV footage of the Salisbury Novichok attack reveals the moment a former Russian spy innocently handed bread to a child after being poisoned with the deadly nerve agent. CCTV shows former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia happily strolling around Salisbury on March 4, 2018 - utterly unaware they had been poisoned with Novichok. This image was …

Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?
3 months ago

Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?

The Independent  

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Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry
3 months ago

Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry

The Independent  

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Novichok perfume bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands, inquiry told
3 months ago

Novichok perfume bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands, inquiry told

The Independent  

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Alexei Navalny death: What was India's stance after Putin critic was poisoned with nerve agent in 2020?
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny death: What was India's stance after Putin critic was poisoned with nerve agent in 2020?

Live Mint  

India had reiterated its ‘clear and consistent’ stance on chemical weapons after the attack as officials took note of the developments. Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny passed away on Friday at a ‘special regime’ penal colony in Russia. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} India had reiterated its ‘clear and consistent’ stance on chemical weapons after the attack as officials took note of the …

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020

Live Mint  

Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's staunch critic Alexei Navalny died in one of Russia's toughest penal colonies on February 16, according to the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. A vociferous opponent of Putin, Navalny had a close call in August 2020 when he was poisoned at the end of a trip to Siberia with a Novichok nerve agent. Narrow …

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin's critic was poisoned with 'Novichok' nerve agent in 2020
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin's critic was poisoned with 'Novichok' nerve agent in 2020

Live Mint  

Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's staunch critic Alexei Navalny died in one of Russia's toughest penal colonies on February 16, according to the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. A vociferous opponent of Putin, Navalny had a close call in August 2020 when he was poisoned at the end of a trip to Siberia with a Novichok nerve agent. Narrow …

Alexei Navalny: 10 points about fierce Putin critic who survived poisoning attempt in 2020 now dead in prison
11 months ago

Alexei Navalny: 10 points about fierce Putin critic who survived poisoning attempt in 2020 now dead in prison

Hindustan Times  

Alexei Navalny dies: Russia's prison agency on Friday announced the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the age of 47. Alexei Navalny- Vladimir Putin's principal opponent • Navalny was a prominent figure in Russia's divided opposition, often likened to Nelson Mandela by his supporters who anticipated his eventual release from jail to lead the country. • Barred from running …

Alexei Navalny dead: When Vladimir Putin's fierce critic was poisoned with nerve agent
11 months ago

Alexei Navalny dead: When Vladimir Putin's fierce critic was poisoned with nerve agent

Hindustan Times  

Alexei Navalny, jailed Russian opposition leader and fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died, the prison service where he had been serving his sentence said on Friday. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow on February 20, 2021. Navalny's team immediately suspected foul play, …

Why does Russia keep poisoning people? The wild history of Moscow's chemical assassination plots
2 years, 9 months ago

Why does Russia keep poisoning people? The wild history of Moscow's chemical assassination plots

ABC  

In a war marked by unexpected humiliations, surprising new heroes and shocking atrocities, the rumoured poisoning of Roman Abramovich still remains one of the more unusual twists of the Ukraine conflict. Some Western officials believe Mr Abramovich's symptoms were simply caused by "environmental factors" — perhaps allergies that triggered psychosomatic symptoms in a man familiar with Russian poison plots. Russia's …

Salisbury attack: Police officer poisoned with novichok felt like ‘life was being taken away slowly’
3 years, 3 months ago

Salisbury attack: Police officer poisoned with novichok felt like ‘life was being taken away slowly’

The Independent  

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UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings
3 years, 3 months ago

UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings

The Independent  

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Alexey Navalny: Protesters across Russia call for Navalny’s release on same day as Putin’s annual address
3 years, 8 months ago

Alexey Navalny: Protesters across Russia call for Navalny’s release on same day as Putin’s annual address

CNN  

Moscow CNN — Russian security forces rounded up more than 1,000 demonstrators on Wednesday as thousands of people in cities across the country rallied in support of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, according to OVD-Info, an independent monitoring group. The nationwide protests came on the same day that President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual address to the nation, warning foreign …

Russian suspects in the Salisbury poisoning linked to blast in Czech Republic
3 years, 8 months ago

Russian suspects in the Salisbury poisoning linked to blast in Czech Republic

CNN  

CNN — The suspects of the 2018 novichok nerve agent poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England, have been linked to a 2014 blast in the Czech Republic that killed two people. Putin has said the two men identified as suspects are “not criminals.” The UK foreign office said on Sunday: “It has been announced by the Czech …

Would you buy novichok spy Sergei Skripal's house?
3 years, 10 months ago

Would you buy novichok spy Sergei Skripal's house?

Daily Mail  

The home of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal has been bought by Wiltshire Council. The infamous four-bedroom detached house in Salisbury has been lying empty since the assassination attempt with Novichok on Mr Skripal, 69, and his daughter three years ago. Circled: The infected door handle The infamous four-bedroom detached house in Salisbury has been lying empty since the assassination …

Man who gave the world Novichok invents Covid drug
3 years, 11 months ago

Man who gave the world Novichok invents Covid drug

The Independent  

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Novichok nerve agent allegedly placed in underwear of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
4 years ago

Novichok nerve agent allegedly placed in underwear of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

ABC  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has released a recording of a phone call he says he made to a Russian state security operative, claiming he tricked the agent into disclosing details of a botched plot to kill him by placing poison in his underpants. Key points: Mr Navalny says he posed as a Russian Security Council aide on the call …

Sergei Skripal requires live-in nurse after novichok attack, says daughter
4 years, 1 month ago

Sergei Skripal requires live-in nurse after novichok attack, says daughter

The Independent  

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Moscow office of Navalny's organization searched during raid
4 years, 2 months ago

Moscow office of Navalny's organization searched during raid

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Germany: OPCW confirms nerve agent used in Navalny poisoning
4 years, 3 months ago

Germany: OPCW confirms nerve agent used in Navalny poisoning

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The global chemical watchdog group has confirmed Germany and other countries’ findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack with a Soviet-era nerve agent, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said Tuesday. Steffen Seibert said in a statement that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, had carried out its own …

Chemical Watchdog Group OPCW Confirms Nerve Agent Used In Russian Leader Navalny's Poisoning
4 years, 3 months ago

Chemical Watchdog Group OPCW Confirms Nerve Agent Used In Russian Leader Navalny's Poisoning

News 18  

The global chemical watchdog group has confirmed Germany and other countries’ findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack with a Soviet-era nerve agent, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said Tuesday. This once again confirms unequivocally that Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack with a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group, Seibert …

Russia’s Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning
4 years, 3 months ago

Russia’s Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning

The Hindu  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in comments released Thursday. Mr. Navalny, a politician and corruption investigator who is Putin’s fiercest critic, was flown to Germany two days after falling ill on Aug. 20 on a domestic …

Russia’s Alexei Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning
4 years, 3 months ago

Russia’s Alexei Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning

LA Times  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in comments released Thursday. Navalny, a politician and corruption investigator who is Putin’s fiercest critic, was flown to Germany two days after falling ill on Aug. 20 on a domestic flight …

Angela Merkel confirms 'personal visit' to Navalny in hospital after novichok poisoning
4 years, 3 months ago

Angela Merkel confirms 'personal visit' to Navalny in hospital after novichok poisoning

The Independent  

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Alexey Navalny released from German hospital after 32 days
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexey Navalny released from German hospital after 32 days

Al Jazeera  

The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny for poisoning said on Wednesday that his condition has improved enough for him to be released, and suggested a “complete recovery” from the nerve agent was possible. Navalny, 44, spent 32 days in treatment in Berlin’s Charite hospital, 24 of which were in intensive care, before doctors deemed his “condition had …

After weeks in coma, Putin critic Alexei Navalny discharged from hospital, eyes full recovery
4 years, 3 months ago

After weeks in coma, Putin critic Alexei Navalny discharged from hospital, eyes full recovery

India Today  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who the West believes was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent, has been discharged from hospital after a month, his doctors in Berlin said Wednesday. But Germany said toxicology tests provide "unequivocal proof" that he had been poisoned by the military-grade nerve agent Novichok, which was also used to poison ex-double agent Sergei Skripal in …

Navalny says nerve agent was found ‘in and on’ his body
4 years, 3 months ago

Navalny says nerve agent was found ‘in and on’ his body

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny demanded Monday that Russia return the clothes he was wearing on the day he fell into a coma in Siberia, calling it “a crucial piece of evidence” in the nerve agent poisoning he is being treated for at a German hospital. In a blog post Monday, Navalny said the Novichok nerve agent was …

Russian Novichok scientist apologises to Navalny
4 years, 3 months ago

Russian Novichok scientist apologises to Navalny

Al Jazeera  

Vil Mirzayanov’s apology comes as another scientist who worked on programme denied Navalny was poisoned with Novichok. Vil Mirzayanov, a chemist who was the first to reveal Novichok’s development, in an interview with Russia’s TV Rain on Saturday evening said he wanted to apologise to Navalny after Germany said it found “unequivocal evidence” he was poisoned with Novichok. Mirzayanov’s apology …

The poisoning of Alexey Navalny: Five key things to know
4 years, 3 months ago

The poisoning of Alexey Navalny: Five key things to know

Al Jazeera  

One month on since Navalny fell ill, the Kremlin critic is out of a coma amid a growing rift between Europe and Russia. On August 20, a Thursday, Alexey Navalny, Russia’s leading Kremlin critic, had finished up campaigning for opposition politicians in Siberia for local elections, which were taking place from September 11 to 13. US President Donald Trump has …

Alexei Navalny's water bottle had traces of Novichok nerve agent, says Russian leader's team
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexei Navalny's water bottle had traces of Novichok nerve agent, says Russian leader's team

Firstpost  

Navalny’s associates said that a bottle of water with a trace of the Novichok nerve agent was found in his hotel room in Tomsk. Colleagues of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that a bottle of water with a trace of the Novichok nerve agent was found in his hotel room after his poisoning. “Two weeks later, a German …

Alexei Navalny’s team alleges nerve agent Novichok found in hotel water bottle
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexei Navalny’s team alleges nerve agent Novichok found in hotel water bottle

LA Times  

Colleagues of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that a water bottle with a trace of the Novichok nerve agent was found in his hotel room in the Siberian city of Tomsk after he fell ill on a flight from there to Moscow last month. Navalny’s Instagram post said they went to the room an hour after learning that …

Germany: Foreign Labs Confirm Alexei Navalny Poisoned with Nerve Agent Novichok
4 years, 4 months ago

Germany: Foreign Labs Confirm Alexei Navalny Poisoned with Nerve Agent Novichok

News 18  

Specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said Monday. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert also said that the Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is taking steps to have samples from Navalny tested at its reference laboratories. Russian authorities have prodded …

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny able to leave hospital bed
4 years, 4 months ago

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny able to leave hospital bed

LA Times  

Activist Alexei Navalny, the most visible opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent, according to lab analysis. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is able to breathe on his own and briefly leave his hospital bed, his doctors said Monday, while Germany announced that French and Swedish labs had confirmed its findings that he was …

Alexei Navalny out of induced coma, is responsive, says German hospital
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexei Navalny out of induced coma, is responsive, says German hospital

Firstpost  

The fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin was poisoned on a domestic flight in Russia last month. Berlin: Poisoned Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s condition has improved, allowing doctors to take him out of an induced coma, the German hospital treating him said on Monday. German authorities said last week that tests showed “proof without doubt” that Navalny was …

Russia likely used Novichok to send Alexei Navalny and Kremlin critics a message, experts say
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia likely used Novichok to send Alexei Navalny and Kremlin critics a message, experts say

ABC  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is one of the Kremlin's biggest dissidents — a thorn in President Vladimir Putin's side for more than a decade. Dr Nourzhanov said one of Moscow's arguments was that Novichok was an obviously identifiable poison, and its use was therefore chosen "deliberately" in order to blame Russia. Mr Navalny is an anti-corruption campaigner who has …

Alexei Navalny | The man who stood up to Putin
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexei Navalny | The man who stood up to Putin

The Hindu  

The sordid episode of poisoning Alexei Navalny on August 20 in Siberia, which left him comatose in a Berlin hospital, is not the first time Russia’s most prominent opposition politician has come under a chemical attack. A chemical attack near the offices of his Anti-Corruption Fund in April 2017, attributed to Kremlin loyalists, damaged Mr. Navalny’s vision in one eye. …

Alexei Navalny poisoning shows Russia will ‘carry on and get away with it’, Salisbury novichok victim says
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexei Navalny poisoning shows Russia will ‘carry on and get away with it’, Salisbury novichok victim says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man who survived novichok poisoning from the Salisbury attack …

Police Officer Poisoned by Novichok in UK Issues Cryptic Tweet on Alexey Navalny Case
4 years, 4 months ago

Police Officer Poisoned by Novichok in UK Issues Cryptic Tweet on Alexey Navalny Case

News 18  

The police officer poisoned with Novichok in the UK in March 2018 has sent a cryptic tweet about the Alexey Navalny case. Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was hospitalized after coming into contact with the nerve agent after the attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, in the south of England. The poisoning of Navalny, an …

AP Explains: Novichok that sickened Navalny a Cold War relic
4 years, 4 months ago

AP Explains: Novichok that sickened Navalny a Cold War relic

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Novichok, a deadly nerve agent that has left Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a coma and nearly killed a former Russian spy and his daughter in 2018, was the product of a highly secretive Soviet chemical weapons program. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday called Navalny’s poisoning an attempted murder that aimed to silence one of Putin’s …

Alexei Navalny: What is Novichok, the deadly nerve agent?
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexei Navalny: What is Novichok, the deadly nerve agent?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A powerful Russian nerve agent has been used on a Russian …

What is Novichok, the poison Germany says was used on Alexei Navalny?
4 years, 4 months ago

What is Novichok, the poison Germany says was used on Alexei Navalny?

The Hindu  

Novichok, the nerve agent that Germany says was used to poison Alexei Navalny, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who is in a coma in a Berlin hospital, was developed in the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s. - Novichok was made with agrochemicals so that its production could more readily be hidden within a legitimate commercial industry, …

Navalny poisoning: Police officer given Novichok in Salisbury issues cryptic tweet
4 years, 4 months ago

Navalny poisoning: Police officer given Novichok in Salisbury issues cryptic tweet

CNN  

London CNN — The police officer poisoned with Novichok in the UK in March 2018 has sent a cryptic tweet about the Alexey Navalny case. Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was hospitalized after coming into contact with the nerve agent after the attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, in the south of England. But I …

German Government says Vladimir Putin opponent Alexei Navalny 'without doubt' poisoned by Novichok nerve agent
4 years, 4 months ago

German Government says Vladimir Putin opponent Alexei Navalny 'without doubt' poisoned by Novichok nerve agent

ABC  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was "without doubt" poisoned by Novichok nerve agent, the German Government says. Key points: Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny fell seriously ill on August 20 during a flight from Siberia to Moscow Russian doctors initially said there was no evidence of poisoning, but German tests say he was poisoned Mr Navalny remains in an induced …

Germany says Soviet-era nerve agent used on Russia’s Navalny
4 years, 4 months ago

Germany says Soviet-era nerve agent used on Russia’s Navalny

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the same type of Soviet-era nerve agent used in a 2018 attack on a former Russian spy, the German government said Wednesday, provoking outrage from Western leaders who demanded Moscow provide an explanation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian authorities are “ready and interested in full cooperation and exchange of …

What Is Novichok, The Poison Germany Says Was Used On Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny?
4 years, 4 months ago

What Is Novichok, The Poison Germany Says Was Used On Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny?

News 18  

Novichok, the nerve agent that Germany says was used to poison Alexei Navalny, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who is in a coma in a Berlin hospital, was developed in the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s. – Novichok was made with agrochemicals so that its production could more readily be hidden within a legitimate commercial industry, …

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned by nerve agent Novichok: Germany
4 years, 4 months ago

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned by nerve agent Novichok: Germany

The Hindu  

Tests carried out on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny showed that he was poisoned by a Novichok chemical nerve agent, the German government said on September 2, demanding explanations from Moscow. “It is a shocking event that Alexei Navalny has become the victim of an attack with a chemical nerve agent in Russia,” said government spokesman Steffen Seibert in a …

Germany Says Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny was Poisoned with Soviet-era Nerve Agent
4 years, 4 months ago

Germany Says Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny was Poisoned with Soviet-era Nerve Agent

News 18  

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attempted murder by poisoning and the aim was to silence him. Navalny was poisoned with the same type of Soviet-era nerve agent that British authorities identified in a 2018 attack on a former Russian spy, the German government said Wednesday, citing new test …

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