As they have in the past when Russia was accused of misconduct, officials and state media commentators responded to news of a nerve agent attack with an array of improbable explanations.
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What Is Novichok, The Russian Nerve Agent Detected in Navalny Poisoning?
For decades, scientists, spies and chemical weapons specialists have known about and feared the lethal substance.
What Is Novichok, the Nerve Agent Tied to Navalny Poisoning?
For decades, scientists, spies and chemical weapons specialists have known about and feared the lethal toxin.
Germany Says Aleksei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok
The German government said that toxicology tests showed the Russian opposition leader was poisoned with a nerve agent from the same class used in a 2018 attack in Britain on an ex-Soviet spy.
For Putin’s Kremlin, Aleksei Navalny Is a Threat It Cannot Speak Of
President Vladimir V. Putin has never publicly mentioned the opposition leader’s name in 20 years of speeches and interviews. Why? He is “completely out of their control,” which is intolerable, one analyst says.
Russia Rejects Calls for Investigation of Navalny Poisoning
The Kremlin’s spokesman said there was no need to investigate because it had not yet been proven that the opposition leader was poisoned.
Aleksei Navalny, Putin Critic in a Coma, Was Poisoned, German Doctors Say
Once again, a prominent critic of Moscow has mysteriously fallen ill. And once again, poison appears to be the culprit.
Aleksei Navalny Arrives in Germany for Potential Poisoning Treatment
His sudden, unexplained illness comes amid political uprisings in Russia’s Far East, and just weeks before municipal elections take place across the country.
Aleksei Navalny, Critic of Putin, Is Being Flown to Germany After Day of Delays
Mr. Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, was put on a plane in Siberia early Saturday. His departure was delayed for hours, even though German doctors said it was safe for him to travel.
Don’t Drink the Tea: Poison Is a Favored Weapon in Russia
Poison has been a preferred tool of the Russian security service for more than a century, and critics of the Kremlin say it remains in the arsenal today.