Alexei Navalny poisoned with nerve agent novichok, says GermanyRussia urged to provide explanation as a ‘matter of urgency’Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is being treated in a Berlin hospital after collapsing in Siberia last month

The German government has said Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition activist who is being treated in a Berlin hospital after collapsing in Siberia last month, was poisoned by the chemical nerve agent novichok.In a statement, the government said it “strongly condemned” the poisoning and demanded the Kremlin provide an explanation “as a matter of urgency”.

Source: Alexei Navalny poisoned with nerve agent novichok, says Germany | Financial Times

Northern Comment – President Putin continues to flout international norms and is the most urgent and proactive challenge to Western democracies. Further, sanctions should be implemented as a matter of urgency. At the moment they would have to be European as it is almost certain if President Putin says he didn’t do it President Trump will believe him.