Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok found in Alexei Navalny’s system, Germany says
4 years, 3 months ago

Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok found in Alexei Navalny’s system, Germany says

LA Times  

The German government says tests performed on samples taken from Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny showed the presence of the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said in a statement Wednesday that testing by a special German military laboratory had shown “proof without doubt of a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group.” Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent, was used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Britain in 2018. “It is a dismaying event that Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack with a chemical nerve agent in Russia,” Seibert said. Seibert said Germany would inform its partners in the European Union and NATO about the test results and consult with them “on an appropriate joint response.” Navalny’s allies in Russia have insisted he was deliberately poisoned by the country’s authorities, accusations that the Kremlin rejected as “empty noise.” “To poison Navalny with Novichok in 2020 would be exactly the same as leaving an autograph at a crime scene, like this one,” Leonid Volkov, Navalny’s longtime ally and strategist, said in a tweet that featured a photo of Putin’s name and a signature next to it.

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Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?
2 months, 1 week 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
2 months, 1 week 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
2 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years
10 months, 1 week ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. On Friday, Russian authorities said President Vladimir Putin’s key political challenger, Alexei Navalny, died in an Arctic prison colony. Politkovskaya, the journalist for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta whose …

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020
10 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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
10 months, 1 week 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
10 months, 1 week 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, …

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 3 months ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta whose death Litvinenko was investigating, was shot and killed in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building on Oct. …

Column: Is the documentary ‘Navalny’ a life insurance policy for the imprisoned Russian opposition leader?
2 years ago

Column: Is the documentary ‘Navalny’ a life insurance policy for the imprisoned Russian opposition leader?

LA Times  

The moment when Alexei Navalny gets a Russian agent to admit he was poisoned with a nerve agent placed in his underpants. Alexei Navalny, the Russian anti-corruption crusader and cheeky YouTube star, is the face of democratic opposition to Putin’s presidency. The emotional climax of a new film about Navalny is the moment he gets one of his would-be assassins, …

Russia ‘may be preparing to use chemical weapons in Ukraine’
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia ‘may be preparing to use chemical weapons in Ukraine’

The Telegraph  

Moscow could be readying to use chemical weapons in Ukraine, experts warned after Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, repeated claims that the US was developing “biological materials” in the eastern European country. Mr Lavrov said Moscow had information that the US was “worried it would lose control” over alleged chemical weapons sites in Ukraine, without offering evidence to back …

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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Alexander Litvinenko killing: Russia responsible for assassination, European court rules
3 years, 3 months ago

Alexander Litvinenko killing: Russia responsible for assassination, European court rules

CNN  

CNN — Russia was responsible for killing Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian agent turned Kremlin critic who died in London by polonium poisoning in 2006, the European Court of Human Rights said Tuesday. The ruling found that “Russia was responsible for assassination of Aleksandr Litvinenko in the UK.” “The Court found in particular that there was a strong prima facie …

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, 9 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, 10 months ago

Man who gave the world Novichok invents Covid drug

The Independent  

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Russian investigators open new fraud probe involving Navalny
3 years, 11 months ago

Russian investigators open new fraud probe involving Navalny

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Moscow office of Navalny's organization searched during raid
4 years, 1 month ago

Moscow office of Navalny's organization searched during raid

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Chemical Watchdog Group OPCW Confirms Nerve Agent Used In Russian Leader Navalny's Poisoning
4 years, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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 …

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 …

‘Another time’: Trump declines to answer question on whom he believes poisoned Putin critic Alexei Navalny
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Another time’: Trump declines to answer question on whom he believes poisoned Putin critic Alexei Navalny

The Independent  

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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 …

Germany: Foreign Labs Confirm Alexei Navalny Poisoned with Nerve Agent Novichok
4 years, 3 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 …

House lawmakers ask for probe into Russian poisoning case
4 years, 3 months ago

House lawmakers ask for probe into Russian poisoning case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The top Democrat and the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are together calling on President Donald Trump to investigate whether chemical weapons were used by Russia in the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., and Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, told Trump in a letter Monday that they are “deeply concerned” …

Alexei Navalny out of induced coma, is responsive, says German hospital
4 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

Trump declines to condemn Russia over Navalny poisoning
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump declines to condemn Russia over Navalny poisoning

CNN  

Washington President Donald Trump on Friday declined to condemn Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexey Navalny, even though leaders from around the world, as well as other Trump administration officials, have pinned the blame on the country. "It is interesting that everybody is always mentioning Russia," Trump said to a reporter when asked about the Navalny poisoning, "and …

AP Explains: Novichok that sickened Navalny a Cold War relic
4 years, 3 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 …

What is Novichok, the poison Germany says was used on Alexei Navalny?
4 years, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says

NPR  

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Christoph Soeder/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Christoph Soeder/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Updated at 2 p.m. ET Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a variant of Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent, according to tests carried out by a German military …

Navalny’s Novichok poisoning poses questions for Russia. The world is unlikely to get answers.
4 years, 3 months ago

Navalny’s Novichok poisoning poses questions for Russia. The world is unlikely to get answers.

CNN  

CNN — When the German government said Wednesday that Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny had been poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok, one thing was certain: The apparent murder attempt would become a full international crisis. At the time of Skripal’s poisoning, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said that it was “highly likely” Russia was behind the attack, partly because …

What is the nerve agent Novichok?
4 years, 3 months ago

What is the nerve agent Novichok?

Al Jazeera  

A neurotoxicologist says much of what is known about Novichok is conjecture. It is his delayed clinical symptoms which have been the basis for understanding about what can happen when death isn‘t immediate.” Here is the nerve agent explained: – The name Novichok means “newcomer”. – In November 2019, members of the OPCW agreed to expand its list of banned …

Alexei Navalny was poisoned 'using Novichok' nerve agent, says German government
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexei Navalny was poisoned 'using Novichok' nerve agent, says German government

The Telegraph  

Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and prominent Kremlin critic, was deliberately poisoned with Novichok, the German government said on Wednesday. Angela Merkel’s government said it had “unequivocal proof” Mr Navalny was targeted with the same nerve agent used in the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018. “There are now serious questions that only the Russian government …

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