Poisoning

17 March 2022, Ukraine, Lviv: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Lviv. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Ukraine warns negotiators: don't eat, drink at peace talks

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/29/22

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Russian and Ukrainian delegations to continue negotiations in Turkey on Tuesday

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POISONING

At least 17 dead in Russia after drinking adulterated alcohol

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/8/21

In some cases it took as little as an hour between feeling unwell and death, local authorities said

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RUSSIA

Russian doctor who treated Navalny after poisoning no longer missing

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/11/21

Alexander Murakhovsky, health minister of the Siberian region of Omsk, exited the woods near the city of Omsk under his own power.

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PHOTO RELEASED

Russia's Navalny held in prison camp east of Moscow

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/16/21

He is being held in the Vladimir region about 100 kilometres east of Moscow

07 February 2021, Czech Republic, Prague: People protest in support of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the Boris Nemcov Square Photo: Michal Kamaryt/CTK/dpa

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POISONING

EU ministers agree on new Russia sanctions over Navalny jailing

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/22/21

Russia's EU ambassador Vladimir Chizhov warned that Moscow "will be ready to respond."

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POISONING

EU ministers may trigger new Russia sanctions over Navalny

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/22/21

These could be asset freezes or travel bans.

HANDOUT - 05 February 2021, Russia, Moscow: European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (L) welcomed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of their meeting. The European Union's highest-ranking diplomat Josep Borrell has repeated the bloc's call for Russia to release anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny. Photo: Vasily Maximov/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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POISONING

Russia expels EU diplomats for Navalny protests as top envoy visits

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/5/21

Moscow, which has repeatedly accused the European Union of interfering in its internal affairs, declared the three diplomats "undesirables" and told them to leave the country immediately.

31 January 2021, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Russian Police officers detain a protester during a demonstration against the detention of the Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Navalny was immediately detained upon his arrival in Moscow earlier this month after receiving treatment in Germany following a near-fatal assassination attempt. Photo: Sergei Mikhailichenko/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

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NAVALNY CASE

Over 5,000 detained as opposition demos grip Russia for second week

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/1/21

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized Russian authorities for their heavy-handed treatment of anti-government protesters.

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was taken directly from the aircraft to the ambulance. Image: Россия-24/YouTube.

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STATEMENT

Russia accuses Germany of fabricating Navalny poisoning story

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/20

Laboratories in EU member states Germany, France and Sweden have determined that Navalny was poisoned with a substance from the Soviet-developed Novichok family of toxic nerve agents.

HANDOUT - 26 October 2020, Greece, Athens: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (not pictured) following their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Athens. Photo: -/Russian Foreign Ministry/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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POISONING

Russia imposes sanctions on Germany, France over Navalny case

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/12/20

The sanctions are targeting leading officials in the offices of German and French leaders, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

HANDOUT - 19 September 2020, Berlin: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny is pictured on the stairs of Berlin's Charite hospital. Navalny has published the picture on his Instagram account and thanked the hospital's "brilliant doctors". Photo: -/Navalny Instagram/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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Navalny demands Russia return his clothes from day of poisoning

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/21/20

HANDOUT - 15 September 2020, Berlin: (L-r) Daria Navalny, her brother Zahar, her father, the Russian opposition Aleksei Navalny and his wife Julia make a selfie at the sickbed. Photo: -/Daria Navalny Instagram/dpa

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Poisoned dissident Navalny to return to Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/15/20

Separate tests in France , Germany and Sweden have concluded that he was poisoned with a form of Novichok. European leaders have demanded an explanation from the Kremlin, which denies any…

12 September 2020, Russia, Tambow: A small child wearing a face mask casts his father's vote in a ballot box at a polling station during the 2020 Regional elections. Photo: Lev Vlasov/dpa.

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Russians vote in local polls in test of Putin-loyal party's dominance

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/13/20

Navalny's team urged Russians to vote for candidates from any party other than United Russia, which currently dominates the federal parliament and many regional administrations.

24 August 2020, Berlin: Police vehicles are parked in front of the Charite University Hospital, where prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is being treated from suspected poisoning. Navalny, who is still fighting for his life, was taken ill on a flight to Moscow on Thursday and flown to Germany on Saturday for emergency treatment in Berlin. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

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RUSSIA

Navalny taken out of coma

The Nomad Today 9/7/20

The Russian dissident is said to be responding to verbal stimuli.

FILED - Opposition member Alexei Navalny participates in a demonstration in Moscow, Russia, 26 February 2017. The Russian opposition politician, arguably the fiercest domestic critic of President Vladimir Putin, is in a coma at a Siberian hospital after a suspected poisoning, his spokesperson said on Thursday. Photo: Claudia Thaler/dpa.

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Germany finds 'unequivocal' evidence of Navalny nerve agent poisoning

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/2/20

Russian authorities reiterate that they found no "evidence" of poisoning and say they have not been officially informed by Germany.

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Berlin hospital found indications Navalny was poisoned

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/24/20

Doctors said long-term consequences, in particular for the nervous system, could not be ruled out at this stage. Navalny has been the face of domestic opposition to Russian…