Russian opponent Alexei Navalny accused President Vladimir Putin of being "
behind
" his poisoning, in his first interview published since he left the German hospital where he was treated.
"
I affirm that Putin is behind this act, I do not see any other explanation,
" he told the German weekly
Der Spiegel
, which published extracts of the interview on its website Thursday morning. .
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