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"Poisoned Tea"? Putin critic Navalny is in a coma - Merkel's proposal will probably become a reality

2020-08-21T03:37:25.469Z


The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was allegedly poisoned, according to his spokeswoman. There had already been attacks on the Kremlin critic.


The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was allegedly poisoned, according to his spokeswoman. There had already been attacks on the Kremlin critic.

  • The well-known Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is said to have been hospitalized .
  • According to his spokeswoman, he suffers from poisoning and fell ill on a flight from Siberia to Moscow .
  • Navalny is therefore unconscious and is in the intensive care unit.

Update from August 20, 9:05 p.m.: Shortly after Merkel and Macron Navalny offered their support, it is already certain: The Russian government critic Alexej Navalny should be flown to Berlin for treatment this Friday after his possible poisoning . "The plane leaves Germany at midnight," said film producer Jaka Bizilj on Thursday evening for dpa in Berlin.

The prerequisite for the transport on Friday is that Navalny is already transportable. If this is the case, the Putin critic will be dealt with at the Charité in Berlin from Friday. There has already been a confirmation from the clinic . The cost of the flight and treatment would be paid for by private individuals. Navalny should be brought with a special machine from Omsk , where he is currently in the hospital, according to the dpa.

Putin critic Navalny is in a coma - Merkel and Macron make an offer

Update from August 20, 7:18 p.m.: After the Putin critic Navalny may have been poisoned and is in intensive care, Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron also commented on the incidents at their joint press conference in southern France .

"We are very upset about the news," said Angela Merkel. "And what is now very, very important is that it is now urgently clarified how this incident came about," the Chancellor appeals. There must be a high level of transparency. Both heads of state also assured the critic of their support should medical treatment abroad or asylum be necessary.

Putin critic Navalny in an artificial coma - his condition is stable

Update from August 20, 4:15 p.m.: The well-known Kremlin critic Alexej Navalny is in intensive care after an incident on a flight to Moscow. According to his spokeswoman, the 44-year-old was poisoned . The treating doctors did not initially confirm this. There is still no diagnosis, said the clinic's vice director Anatoly Kalinichenko.

Doctors are currently fighting for the life of the critic. The dpa quotes his spokeswoman as having been placed in an artificial coma and being ventilated. The attending physicians in the intensive care unit of the hospital in Omsk, Siberia, were doing everything "to save his life," said Kalinichenko. Navalny's condition is "stable".

Putin critic Navalny unconscious in intensive care unit - "poisoned tea"

First report - August 20, 10:27 a.m.: Omsk - The well-known Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been admitted to hospital because of alleged poisoning , according to information from his environment . This was announced by his spokeswoman Kira Jarmysch of the dpa on Thursday morning via the Messenger Telegram . There was initially no official confirmation from the authorities.

Putin critic in intensive care: There have already been attacks on the anti-corruption fighter

An airplane with the 44-year-old on board landed in the Siberian city of Omsk because of the emergency , then Navalny was taken to hospital. On the prominent anti-Korrutions fighters had repeatedly in the past attacks given.

Kremlin critic Navalny in hospital: did he drink poisoned tea?

According to his spokeswoman, he may have drunk a poisoned tea . According to Jarmysch, he felt bad on the way. Tea was the only thing he consumed.

Navalny is the leading head of the liberal opposition in Russia. He was allegedly treated for allergy shock while in prison a year ago in a hospital . Navalny emphasized at the time that he could have been poisoned. In Russia, suspected poisoning has been an issue in the political environment in the past, especially in airplanes . (dpa / AFP / frs) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network.

Source: merkur

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