Merkel Demands Kremlin Answer After Poison Found in Navalny
- Prominent Putin critic likely poisoned, Berlin hospital says
- Substance group includes ‘military-grade warfare agents’
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Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded full transparency from Vladimir Putin’s government after a German medical team determined that Alexey Navalny, the Russian leader’s most prominent critic, was likely poisoned last week.
“In view of Mr. Navalny’s major role in Russia’s political opposition, the country’s authorities are urgently called upon to fully investigate this act as a matter of urgency -- and to do so in a completely transparent way,” Merkel said in a joint statement with her foreign minister, Heiko Maas. “Those responsible must be identified and brought to justice.”