Now playing Next Germany Alexei Navalny is 'free' to return to Russia after hospital discharge "Regarding his return to Moscow, he is free, like any Russian citizen, to do so at any time," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian news agencies. 23/09/2020
Now playing Next Germany Navalny: Kremlin critic recovers speech and movement after poisoning In video posted on Instagram, Alexei Navalny, who was poisoned with Novichok, can be seen up and about and walking down stairs in the Berlin hospital where he is being treated. 19/09/2020
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Now playing Next Russia Novichok-tinged bottle found in Navalny's room, his colleagues say Supporters of the Russian opposition leader, who is being treated in a Berlin hospital, say they found the item in his hotel room shortly after he collapsed 17/09/2020
Now playing Next World News Russian opposition leader Navalny posts photo of himself from hospital Navalny wrote on social media that he was breathing on his own after being poisoned in late August. 15/09/2020
Now playing Next World News Alexei Navalny's condition improves after being poisoned with Novichok The Russian opposition leader is now able to leave his bed, the Berlin hospital treating him said. 14/09/2020
Now playing Next Russia Russia elections: Navalny allies claim symbolic wins in regional polls Allies of the poisoned opposition leader claim wins in Siberia as independent monitors condemned a reported "stream" of voting irregularities. 14/09/2020
Now playing Next Russia Russians vote in local elections in key test for ruling party Before being poisoned, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was urging Russians to vote tactically by casting their ballot for candidates best placed to defeat the ruling United Russia party. 13/09/2020
Now playing Next Germany Russian police requests access to question Alexei Navalny in Germany Navalny was taken out of an induced coma on Monday after being transferred to Germany to be treated for suspected Novichok poisoning. 11/09/2020
Now playing Next Russia Lukashenko looks to "elder brother" Putin for support "Even cornered, Lukashenko does not look very much like a puppet, he is too unpredictable. This is a big difficulty for Moscow," says Andrei Kolesnikov of the Moscow Carnegie Center. 11/09/2020
Now playing Next Germany Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny 'taken out of induced coma' Just in: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny taken out of an induced coma and is responsive, say doctors 07/09/2020
Now playing Next World Moscow says it has not seen evidence Navalny poisoned with Novichok A Kremlin spokesperson says Moscow hasn't received any evidence from Germany that Russian opposition activist, Alexei Navalny, was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent. 04/09/2020
Now playing Next Belgium US seen no proof Russian opposition leader Navalny was poisoned: Trump "I think it's sad, it's tragic. It's terrible. It shouldn't happen. We haven't had any proof yet. But I will take a look," Trump said on Russian opposition leader Navalny's poisoning. 04/09/2020
Now playing Next Russia Could Navalny attack be a response to changes in Russian politics? Dr. Samuel Greene is Director of the Russia Institute at King's College London. 03/09/2020
Now playing Next The Cube Explained: Novichok nerve agent attacks What are the chemical weapons at the centre of another attack blamed on the Kremlin, in the alleged poisoning of Alexei Navalny? 02/09/2020
Now playing Next Germany Navalny: Merkel slams 'crime' as Germany confirms Novichok poisoning The German Chancellor calls on Russia to 'explain itself' after the Berlin government confirms Alexei Navalny was poisoned using chemical nerve agent Novichok. 02/09/2020
Now playing Next Russia Doctors say improvement in symptoms of Putin critic Alexei Navalny On Friday, the Berlin hospital where Navalny is being treated said there was "some improvement" in his symptoms. 28/08/2020
Now playing Next Russia Pressure mounts on Russia to investigate Navalny's suspected poisoning “The poisoning of Alexey [sic] Navalny shocked the world,” UK PM Boris Johnson said in a tweet. “The perpetrators must be held accountable & the UK will join international efforts to ensure justice is done.” 26/08/2020
Now playing Next Russia Navalny: Kremlin rejects allegations over suspect poisoning In a statement released on Monday, the team of doctors at the Charité hospital in Berlin said they had found “cholinesterase inhibitors” in his system, a broad range of substances that are found in several drugs, but also pesticides and nerve agents. 24/08/2020
Now playing Next Russia 'Poison is part of Putin's policy,' says Alexei Navalny associate Moscow municipal deputy and associate of Alexei Navalny, Konstantin Jankauskas, tells Euronews he refutes the claim that no poison was found in the opposition politician's blood. 21/08/2020