Kremlin denounces attempts to blame Russia for Navalny’s poisoning as ‘absurd’

Kremlin has deunced attempts of western countries to blame Russian government for alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny as absurd. Last week, German health authorities confirmed “unequivocal proof of presence of a chemical nerve nt from vichok group” after Navalny’s toxicological reports came out.

Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said that any poisoning of an individual through use of a nerve nt is considered a use of chemical weapons. OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias said in a statement that such an allegation is a matter of serious concern and States that signatories to Chemical Weapons Convention deem use of chemical weapons as reprehensible.

alleged use of Soviet-era nerve nt to poison Russian opposition leer angered Western countries but European Commission any new sanctions on Russia could be imposed only after an investigation could find out perpetrator. However, Merkel said that Russian opposition leer was a victim of an assassination attempt, demanding an explanation from Moscow. 

"Attempts to somehow associate Russia with what happened are unacceptable to us, y are absurd," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on September 7.

After a fierce denial of any kind of state’s involvement, Peskov said that government awaiting information to be provided by Germany in coming days. Earlier, he h warned Germany and or European countries against rushing to a conclusion in Navalny’s case.

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Germany facing pressure

Meanwhile, German government is facing growing pressure to reconsider Russia’s rd Stream 2 pipeline, one of two Russian projects in Europe to supply gas to Germany. rd Stream 2 is considered as a key part project to deliver gas to Europe via Baltic. two Russian pipelines are expected to start soon to increase its supply to European countries which will bolster Russia’s position strategically.

"If rd Stream 2 pipeline is completed w, it would be maximum confirmation and encourment for Putin to continue this kind of politics," Roettgen h told German television.

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