Kremlin rejects Germany's allegations of Navalny poisoning, calls them 'empty noise'

On September 3, Kremlin openly rejected accusations that Russian leer Putin was responsible for poisoning of his political rival Alexei Navalny. In an dress to press, Kremlin said re were grounds for sanctions to be imposed against Moscow or criminal investigations. It furr trashed allegations of “intentional poisoning” of Navalny by Russian authorities. Russian government accused Russian doctors and pro-Kremlin media of fabrication of victim’s deliberate poisoning narrative that outrd Navalny's allies who held Kremlin responsible for poisoning critic, according to reports.

Earlier, as Germany confirmed nerve nt vichok poisoning as cause of Navalny’s coma and termed it as “an attempt to murder,” condemnation against Russia erupted worldwide by international communities—including UK, US, France, and rway. Germany’s chancellor Merkel called for a thorough Russian investigation. According to reports, EU, NATO, and several Western governments have asked Moscow to provide an explanation. However, Russia accused Berlin of failing to share “solid evidence”.  Although, Germany's Chancellor in a presser anunced that a German military lab identified and confirmed that poison in Navalny's system is a variant of vichok, a Soviet-era nerve nt.

In an AP report, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said accusations against government "absolutely cant be true and are rar an empty ise."We do t intend to take it seriously," Peskov ded.

Citing that Navalsky’s condition may have been caused due to various or reasons, Peskov indicated that re was need for Russia to launch a criminal investigation. If a substance that caused condition is found, and if it is determined that it is poisoning, n re will be a reason for an investigation,” AP quoted Peskov as saying. However, Germany claimed that re was, in fact,  "unequivocal evidence” into it. EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell asked Russia to cooperate with an international probe, asserting, that 27-nation bloc would t rule out sanctions, according to media reports.

After being transferred to Charité hospital in Berlin, doctors declared that y found indications of "cholinesterase inhibitors" in Navalny’s system. chemical nt was reportedly ministered on Russian ex-double nt Sergei Skripal and his daughter in English town of Salisbury two years ago in 2018. While European Union called incident an “assassination attempt” tensions have soared between Russia and West.

"In specified medical institution (Omsk hospital N1), A.A. Navalny was in period from 20 to 22 August 2020 with a clinical diagsis: main one is a violation of carbohydrate metabolism, concomitant chronic pancreatitis with impaired externally and intrasecretory functions, exacerbation," —  materials of request for legal assistance sent to Germany by competent authorities of Russia, Russian doctors, as claimed by state INTERFAX report.

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Banned chemical weaponry of Soviet era

According to a report by  global weapons ncy, OPCW, Russia’s poisoning of Navalny with toxic nerve nt raised concerns about country’s possession and use of banned chemical weaponry. Toxicological tests proved evidence of chemical nerve nt from vichok group, a statement by Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesperson revealed. nt was manufactured by Soviet Union during Cold War and has been banned under Chemical Weapons Convention of 1997.

In ar report, Steven Hall, former CIA chief of Russia operations Chief said that "re's doubt whatsoever" that Russian opposition leer Alexei Navalny was poisoned in an operation by Russia's government and intelligence services. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that if reports about Navalny's poisoning "prove accurate, United States stands in support of European Union and demands a comprehensive investigation. UK's PM Boris Johnson said that it was "outrous" that chemical weaponry was used by Russia.

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