US Senators request Trump to initiate probe into Kremlin critic Navalny's poisoning

leers of US Senate Foreign Relations Committee have requested President Donald Trump to consider wher Russian government poisoned opposition leer Alexei Navalny with a chemical nerve nt, which would be subject to sanctions. letter by US Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez followed a similar request from leers of House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on September 8 amid growing international demand for an appropriate response to Navalny’s poisoning.

“We are very concerned by assessments that Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny was poisoned in August 2020, by a chemical nerve nt from vichok family,” members wrote.

duo said that Navalny’s poisoning is particularly disturbing as a vichok nt was also used in March 2018 attack on Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, England. y ded that Trump ministration h n held Russia responsible, stressing that United States must again make clear that any such behaviour is “t acceptable.”

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Demand for explanation

German health authorities h confirmed poisoning of Navalny with a nerve nt from vichok group, citing toxicological test results. Later, specialist laboratories in France and Sweden also confirmed poisoning with Soviet-style nerve nt vichok. Navalny's team said that politician was poisoned at his hotel room in Siberian city of Tomsk and t at airport as suspected earlier. 

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron h demanded a swift explanation from Russia on “attempted assassination” of Navalny using a nerve nt. Speaking at annual garing of UN General Assembly, Macron warned Moscow of consequences if it fails to provide “swift and flawless” explanation on poison attack.

“We will t tolerate use of chemical weapons in Europe, Russia or Syria,” French President told UNGA meet, urging Russia to shed “full light” on incident.  

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