KREMLIN CRITIC ALEXEI NAVALNY SAYS MERKEL VISITED HIM IN BERLIN HOSPITAL

Mon 28 September 2020:

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny confirmed Monday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited him while he was undergoing treatment for poisoning in a Berlin hospital.

“I am very grateful to Chancellor Merkel for visiting me at the hospital,” the anti-corruption campaigner wrote on Twitter following reports of the meeting in German media, describing the visit as a private conversation that included his family.

Встреча была, но не стоит называть ее «секретной». Скорее, частная встреча и разговор с семьей. Я очень признателен канцлеру Меркель за то, что она навестила меня в больнице https://t.co/8d8vnEe23z

— Alexey Navalny (@navalny) September 28, 2020

Navalny was discharged from the Charite hospital in the German capital last week after undergoing a month of treatment for poisoning. The German NGO that organized his evacuation from Siberia to Berlin said he is determined to return to Russia.

Laboratories in Germany, France and Sweden confirmed that the Kremlin critic was poisoned with a Novichok chemical agent.

The German government has demanded an explanation from the Kremlin regarding the poisoning. Moscow has denied any involvement in the incident and has accused Berlin of obstructing an investigation into the case.

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