Navalny poisoning: Germany criticizes - now Russia wants to fight back - "baseless attacks"

The police have stepped up security for Alexei Navalny to protect him from another attack.

Russia is now threatening sanctions.

• According to the federal government, the Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent.

• But Russia is now accusing Germany of delaying the investigation of the attack - the tone of Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) towards the Kremlin is now sharper.

• According to media reports, there are increasing indications that the Kremlin was involved in the attack.

Update of 12 September, 15:54

: For days superior German politicians across party lines, whether in the case of

against

to impose against Russia.

Chancellor Angela Merkel also recently did not rule out this option entirely.

The

announcement came

from

that the corresponding sanctions would not be left unanswered.

"We will of course react," said Russia's

on the state television broadcaster Rossiya 1. "This cannot go without a reaction." Lavrov left it open exactly how this should turn out.

The Russian Foreign Ministry recently spoke of “baseless attacks” on

and a “disinformation campaign”.

Update from September 11th, 6:51 p.m

.: According to information from the news magazine Spiegel, the investigations indicate that the

could have been involved

in the poisoning of

.

Accordingly, after the investigation of the toxin used, the indications condensed that only the Russian state apparatus could obtain such a complex

.

Der Spiegel also reported that it was apparently planned that Navalny should die on board the plane -

currently

assuming this

.

It was only thanks to the courageous intervention of the pilot that Navalny was still alive - it was only through the emergency landing that immediate, life-saving treatment became possible.

Navalny case: Current hour in the Bundestag on the consequences of Navalny's poisoning

Update from September 11th, 6:27 p.m

.: In addition to Jürgen Hardt (CDU, see update from 5:14 p.m.), Johann Saathoff (SPD) as well as Manuel Sarrazin (Greens) and AfD party leader Tino Chrupalla spoke in the Bundestag.

While Saathoff demanded "quick, transparent, clear clarification" from Russia, Sarrazin called on the German government to take a tougher course against Moscow.

Chrupalla had attested to the federal government that the allegations against Russia were being harnessed for the interests of the USA.

Update from September 11th, 5:14 pm

: In a recent hour in the Bundestag, Jürgen Hardt (CDU) doubted that Russia is interested in an investigation and accused the Russian Federation of "

".

He considers the Nordstream 2 project to be uneconomical - canceling the project could possibly change attitudes in Russia.

Nevertheless, it is currently still necessary to give Russia a chance to clarify.

Government on Navalny case: Russia already has what it takes to investigate

Update from September 11th, 4:21 pm:

In the dispute over the case of the poisoned Kremlin critic

, demands were made on the part of Moscow that Russia must be involved in the investigation on German soil.

Words ranging from cautious to negative came from Germany.

Russia already has "everything necessary to carry out investigations," said government spokesman Steffen Seibert.

According to the Russian state agency

, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov

reacted to

these statements

with incomprehension.

"Which legal steps should be taken when and on what legal basis", other states would not have to prescribe Russia, Peskow is quoted as saying.

"We don't like that."

Navalny case: Russians want access to Kremlin critics - Germany reacts negatively

Update from September 11, 2:43 p.m.:

After the

announced

that they wanted to question

the poisoned

in Germany, according to the federal government, no corresponding request has yet arrived from Moscow.

“The federal government has not received a request from the Russian authorities,” said government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Friday in Berlin.

He also added that Russia already had “everything necessary to conduct an investigation”.

Meanwhile, the Berlin public prosecutor was tasked

with providing

in the Navalny case.

Update from September 11, 12.24 p.m.:

The

want to

monitor

the investigation into the

.

To do this, they want to

request

an interview with the poisoned Kremlin critic in

.

The Siberian police said Friday that the government wants Russian investigators

and other witnesses to be able to ask “clarifying questions”.

The investigators also want to accompany their German colleagues in their investigations.

Navalny should be able to remember details: Police tighten security measures - fear of another attack

Update from September 10, 11:38 a.m.:

New developments in the

: According to information from the

, the Berlin

Criminal Police Office has

tightened

its security measures for the

.

There are now more officials to ensure the safety of Navalny.

The control density was also increased.

The reason for the new measures is the constantly improving

.

On Monday he was awakened from the artificial coma and was responsive again.

Der

assumes that the

want to prevent

further

.

According to joint research by

and

, the opposition politician should be able to speak again and can presumably remember details before his collapse on board the plane.

"His statements could be dangerous for the people behind the attack," speculates the magazine.

After the poison attack on Navalny: Russia raises serious allegations against Germany - "Dear Mr. Maas ..."

Update from September 7th, 5.10 p.m.:

The Russian National Medical Association has apparently contacted the German Medical Association (BÄK) in the case of the poisoned Kremlin critic Alexej Navalny, who has since been woken up from the artificial coma.

As the

reported on Monday, the Russian side is said to have made a proposal to set up a joint commission made up of representatives from the National Medical Association of Russia and the BÄK.

Bringing in toxicologists from other countries would also be an option.

The

quotes from the letter that the aim of the Russian doctors is to make an "impartial final decision" on whether or not Navalny was poisoned.

In the medical world there are "doubts about the conclusion of researchers of the military laboratory of the Bundeswehr about the presence of toxins," writes the Russian Medical Association. 

The German colleagues oppose this.

According to the

the

BÄK has

backed

the German doctors

.

There is “no doubt” about the quality of the medical examinations carried out by medical colleagues in Germany.

After the poison attack in the Navalny case: Foreign Minister Maas criticizes “another smoke candle” from Russia

Update from September 7th, 8:42 a.m

.: Federal Foreign Minister

has

rejected allegations of the Russian government

in the conflict about the investigation of the

on the Russian opposition politician

.

Maas said on Sunday evening in the

“Report from Berlin” that the accusation that Germany was delaying the investigation was “another

”.

The federal government had

"long since agreed"

to a

the Russian public prosecutor's office and had already communicated this to the Russian ambassador in Berlin a week ago.

A left-wing politician, on the other hand, is critical of blame against Russia.

Chancellor Angela Merkel, on the other hand, has repositioned herself and is considering tough sanctions

.

Maas on the Navalny case: "Another smoke candle from Moscow" https://t.co/V1JAAhdVHf #Nawalny #Maas #BerichtausBerlin

- tagesschau (@tagesschau) September 6, 2020

Maas asks the Putin government to examine the results of the Navalny clinic in Oms

Maas also referred to ongoing investigations at the

, where Navalny is being treated.

Their results have not yet been forwarded to Russia.

Maas emphasized that Russia, for its part, had to hand over its examination results to Germany after Navalny's inpatient treatment in

Siberia

: “Mr. Navalny was treated in Russia for two days.

So there are many traces there, investigations that have taken place there, the results are only there, ”said Maas.

Germany had signaled to Moscow that it expected “that a really

, a violation of

solved and that Russia simply cannot withdraw.

If Russia does not contribute to the investigation or if smoke candles continue to be launched, as has been the case for days, then that is another indication that something has to be hidden, ”added Maas.

+

Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) is putting pressure on the Putin government in the Navalny case.

© Stefanie Loos / AFP Pool / dpa

Kremlin on Navalny case: "Berlin is delaying the investigation"

The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry,

, had

previously

accused

the

the investigation into the Navalny case.

“Berlin is delaying the investigation that it itself is calling for.

On purpose? ”Said Sakharova on the online network

.

Sakharova said Berlin did not respond to a request for legal assistance from the Russian public prosecutor's office on August 27.

Dear Mr Maas, if the German government is serious about what you have said, it should be interested in responding to a

as soon as possible,

”added the spokeswoman.

“So far we are not sure whether Germany is not playing a

.” Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is no longer ruling out sanctions against Russia after the poison attack on Kremlin critic Navalny.

After the poison attack in the Navalny case: Russia accuses Germany of delay - Maas threatens sanction

Update September 6, 21:11:

For the

chairpersons

-

a stop would be the pipeline project Nord

in response to the case

the wrong way.

With Foreign Minister Heiko

(SPD) he agreed that after the poisoning of the Russian oppositionist Alexej Navalny one had to discuss effective

, said Walter-Borjans on Sunday evening in the ZDF program

.

However, these should be targeted.

Since Nord Stream 2 is an infrastructure project and 90 percent of it is completed, a boycott of the project by Germany would not be advisable for the co-chairman of the Social Democrats.

In addition, the pipeline serves its own supply options.

Navalny case: SPD leader Walter-Borjans does not want to "hit the Russian people" with sanctions

According to Walter-Borjans, possible sanctions should primarily target areas such as trade or even personalities “who are active in this regime”.

The politician continued: "We do not want to meet the Russian people, and we do not want to meet, but we also want to take action against those who are obviously the perpetrators of a crime here when we impose sanctions."

Update from September 6, 8:08 p.m.:

The tone between Germany and Russia is slowly getting rougher after the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexej Navalny.

In the

 on ARD,

Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas renewed

his demand that the Russian government should play an active role in the investigation of the case.

“Russia must participate in the investigation.

So far this has not been the case at all, "said the SPD politician.

Maas also defended himself against allegations from Moscow that the German government was obstructing the investigation.

Navalny case: Foreign Minister Maas strongly defends himself against Russian allegations

Rather, a Russian request for legal assistance had long since been approved.

"When we had a conversation with the Russian ambassador last week, we told him that when he asked," said the foreign minister.

In addition, there is no reason not to agree to the request.

“In this respect, this is another smoke candle, of which we have already seen a few in the last few days.

And I'm afraid there will be others in the next few days, ”said Maas, critically assessing the behavior of the Russian government.

Navalny case: Russia accuses Germany of delay - Maas threatens sanctions

First report from September 6, 2:39 p.m .:

Berlin / Moscow - After the

Navalny

suddenly fell into a coma on a flight in his home country on August 20, he was admitted to the

at the insistence of his family

.

A

laboratory was

able to detect a nerve agent in his blood.

The federal government regards the fact that Navalny was poisoned to be "beyond any doubt" proven.

"He should be silenced," said

.

According to the

,

health is still serious.

The symptoms of the proven poisoning are declining, but artificial ventilation in the intensive care unit is still necessary.

Doctors expect the disease to last longer and cannot rule out long-term consequences of the severe poisoning.

The

calls on Russia to investigate the poison attack.

There are "very serious questions" in the room that only the Russian government can and must clarify, said

* in an unusually clear statement.

It also expressed her personal concern.

The crime against

directed "against the fundamental values ​​and rights for which we stand," she said.

"The world will wait for answers."

The

appointed the Russian Ambassador Sergei Netschajew to call on Russia to undertake a full investigation “with full transparency”.

must identify those responsible and hold them accountable, said

(SPD).

Navalny case: Greens and FDP bring the end of Nord Stream 2 into discussion

Numerous western states have

expelled

.

The Federal Government has spoken out in favor of coordinated action by the Western allies.

said that an "appropriate" response had to be found.

How this turns out, "we will also decide in the light of how Russia behaves," said

.

Merkel also spoke about the matter

with

- which makes it clear how important she is.

The federal government also informed the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OVCW) about the laboratory findings.

has also

acceded to the

Convention for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

.

Against the background of the Nawalny case, more and more politicians are calling for the

project to be stopped

.

"The apparent attempted murder by the mafia-like structures of the Kremlin can no longer just worry us, it must have real consequences," said Green Party leader

.

Merkel said on Tuesday that she wanted to complete the project.

FDP party leader

said in the

: “A regime that organizes poisonous murders * is not a partner for large cooperation projects - not even for pipeline projects.”

“So far, I have been in favor of continuing # Nordstream2 despite some concerns.

But after the poison attack on #Nawalny #Europe has to react.

I propose a two-year construction freeze, i.e. a #moratorium.

#Putin unfortunately only understands this language. ”(Tm) https://t.co/N9kdk81oKI

- Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) September 4, 2020

The

of German Business spoke out against the cancellation of the

natural gas project

.

"

We believe it is wrong to react to

the poisoning of

with further economic sanctions, which would then again affect completely uninvolved companies and the Russian population," said the chairman of the Eastern Committee, Oliver Hermes.

The head of the

, Wolfgang Ischinger, also warned of a boycott of Russia.

“We need

in climate policy, in

, in many other areas.

We cannot now, so to speak, put up a wall between the West and Russia, ”he said in the

.

Nawalni case: Foreign Minister Maaß threatens for the first time with the end of Nord Stream 2

Even

has for the first time about a possible stop of

spoken.

"If there are

no contributions

on the

in the next few days

, we will have to discuss an answer with our partners," writes

Twitter.

The

said Maas: "In any case, I do not hope that the

will force us

to change

our stance on

" The Navalny * case is such a drastic violation of the international

that it cannot go without one noticeable reaction could remain.

If there are no contributions on the Russian side to investigate the attack on Mr #Nawalny in the next few days, we will have to discuss an answer with our partners.

The attack is a serious violation of international law.

https://t.co/OJrGJMH0U3

- Heiko Maas 🇪🇺 (@HeikoMaas) September 6, 2020

Maas

emphasized, however, that stopping the almost completed

would also damage German and European companies: “Anyone who demands this must be aware of the consequences.

More than 100 companies from twelve European countries are involved

in

, around half of them from Germany. ”Narrowing the debate to

alone

would not do the case justice, the

warned

.

Rather, he called on Russian President

to clarify again: "We have high expectations of the Russian government that they will solve this serious crime,"

told

the

.

"If you have nothing to do with the attack, then it is in your own interest to prove it with facts,"

told

the BamS.

Navalny case: Russia accuses Germany of delaying the investigation

Russia

is now accusing Germany of

blocking

the investigation of the poison attack on

.

“Berlin is delaying the investigation that it itself is calling for.

On purpose? ”Said the spokeswoman for the

, on the Facebook online service on Sunday.

Because

Berlin did not respond

to a request for legal assistance from the

on August 27.

"Dear Mr.

, if the

is serious about what you have said, it should be interested in responding to a request from the

as soon as possible,

" the spokeswoman said, adding: "We haven't been so far sure that

not playing a double game ”.

The Berlin judicial authorities had confirmed receipt of the request for legal assistance from the Russian judiciary on Friday.

*

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