Published 17:04 IST, September 15th 2020

Alexei Navalny shares picture from hospital, says 'I am able to breathe by myself'

Alexie Navalny, on September 15, informed that he can now breathe independently following his alleged poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok last month.

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Russian opposition leer Alexie Navalny, on September 15, informed that he can w brea independently following his alleged poisoning with nerve nt vichok last month. While taking to Instagram, Putin-critic shared a picture from hospital in which he could be seen sitting up in bed and surrounded by his family. In caption, Navalny said that he can hardly do anything, however, he ded that he was able to brea on his own all day. 

Navalny wrote, “Hi, this is Navalny. I miss you. I still can hardly do anything, but yesterday I was able to brea on my own all day. Generally myself. I did t use any outside help, t even simplest valve in my throat. I liked it very much”. 

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Navalny’s post comes a day after doctors at Charite hospital reportedly said that his condition ‘continues to improve’. hospital staff h said that Navalny was able to leave his bed for short periods. Meanwhile, as German government anunced that a military lab h found evidence of vichok, Soviet-era nerve nt, western leers piled pressure on Russia to explain how Navalny was poisoned. On Tuesday, German officials said that specialists laboratories in France and Sweden have confirmed poisoning of Russian opposition leer. 

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Kremlin rejects accusations 

However, Kremlin has repeatedly and openly rejected accusations that Russian leer Vlimir Putin was responsible for incident. 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.

Russian police continue to seek access to Navalny for questioning after Moscow rubbished Germany’s findings in Kremlin critic’s toxicology report. Siberian transport police said in a statement that Russia would prepare a request to let its officers and an “expert” show German investigators as y probe Navalny’s case.

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17:04 IST, September 15th 2020