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Russia Defies West as NATO Urges Cooperation Over Navalny
The new Kremlin excuse -- it was Navalny's diet. :lamo
This article by Vil Mirzayanov, who was a Soviet/Russian chemical weapons expert (1965 until 1992) explains some things about Novichok.....
Related: 'Weapon Of Terror': A Novichok Creator Tells How Navalny Case Differs From The Skripal Attack
9/4/20
Russia defied threats of new Western sanctions Friday in a staring match over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, as NATO demanded Moscow uncover its Novichok nerve agent programme. A new crisis in ties between Russia and the West broke out after Germany said this week there was "unequivocal evidence" that President Vladimir Putin's top foe had been poisoned using the infamous Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. Western leaders and many Russians have expressed horror at what Navalny's allies say is the first known use of chemical weapons against a top opposition leader on Russian soil. The 44-year-old lawyer fell ill on a Siberian flight last month and was evacuated to Germany for treatment. He has been in an artificially induced coma for the past two weeks. The Kremlin has denied the Russian state is to blame, and on Friday Putin's spokesman indicated that Moscow would not budge. Russia has in the past denied responsibility for a 2018 Novichok attack on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in England, as well as a litany of similar incidents.
In Brussels, NATO called for an international probe into Navalny's poisoning and demanded Moscow reveal details of its Novichok nerve agent programme to the OPCW global chemical weapons watchdog. After an emergency meeting of NATO's ruling council, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said all members were united in condemning the "horrific" attack on Navalny. Germany briefed the other 29 nations on the case and Stoltenberg said there was "proof beyond doubt" Novichok was used. "The Russian government must fully cooperate with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on an impartial international investigation," Stoltenberg said. The Novichok attack on Skripal in 2018 led to seven Kremlin diplomats being expelled from their NATO mission. Ivan Zhdanov, head of Navalny's anti-corruption group, said Thursday the opposition leader's poisoning opened a "new chapter" in a Kremlin crackdown on dissent and accused Moscow of seeking to avoid responsibility. "Now the Russian state will be inventing the most absurd and crazy versions of what has happened. This is their style," he told AFP.
The new Kremlin excuse -- it was Navalny's diet. :lamo
This article by Vil Mirzayanov, who was a Soviet/Russian chemical weapons expert (1965 until 1992) explains some things about Novichok.....
Related: 'Weapon Of Terror': A Novichok Creator Tells How Navalny Case Differs From The Skripal Attack