DISINFO: No evidence of Navalny poisoning, West wants to stop Nord Stream 2
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: Pervyi Kanal (archived)*
  • Date of publication: September 11, 2020
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 212
  • Countries / regions discussed: EU, Germany, Russia
Tags:
novichok Nord Stream 2 Alexei Navalny Sanctions

DISINFO: No evidence of Navalny poisoning, West wants to stop Nord Stream 2

SUMMARY

No evidence (of the poisoning of opposition Russian politician Alexei Navalny) was provided. Why is Germany involved? Because of Nord Stream 2. In order to stop this gas pipe line, it is necessary to drag Germany into a dubious showdown with Russia.

RESPONSE

Allegations about the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which are not supported by any evidence. The poisoning of Navalny has nothing to do with the "intention" of Western countries to impose additional sanctions against Russia in order to stop the construction of Nord Stream 2. A prominent Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny fell ill during a flight and the plane had to make an emergency landing in Omsk. Doctors there said he was in a coma and they were trying to save his life. Since then he has been transferred to Berlin and is receiving treatment at Berlin's Charité Hospital. The German Federal government said that toxicological tests provided “unequivocal evidence of a chemical nerve agent of the Novichok group” in the blood samples of Alexei Navalny. In addition, on 14 September, the German government provided research by two more independent laboratories in France and Sweden, which confirmed the presence of poison from the Novichok group in the body of politician Alexei Navalny. As explained in Berlin, samples taken from Navalny were sent to these two countries for an independent investigation. In addition, samples were also sent to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which will conduct its own research. The European Union condemned the poisoning of Alexei Navalny in the strongest possible terms.

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