The German Government says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was 'without doubt' poisoned by Novichok nerve agent as Chancellor Angela Merkel condemns what she calls his 'attempted murder'.
The Charite hospital said the symptoms of nerve agent poisoning were receding in Mr Navalny but it expects he will face a "long period of illness".
During initial treatment at a hospital in Omsk, Russian doctors had diagnosed Mr Navalny with a metabolic disease that may have been caused by low blood sugar. Mr Navalny has been the biggest thorn in the Kremlin's side for more than a decade, exposing what he says is high-level graft while mobilising crowds of young protesters.
The deadly group of nerve agents have a composition slightly different from the better known poison gases VX and sarin.Russia has repeatedly denied any involvement in the attack, which the Skripals survived.Two members of the public fell ill from the same nerve agent allegedly used in the Skripals poisoning,Ms Sturgess died from the poisoning while Mr Rowley became severely ill.
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