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Aleksej Navalny is doing a little better, can sometimes get out of hospital for a while

The situation of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has further improved, Charité hospital in Berlin reports. He no longer needs the help of respirators and can sometimes leave his hospital bed for a while.

Meanwhile, researchers from French and Swedish laboratories have confirmed that Navalny has been poisoned with the nerve agent novichok, the German government says.

A military laboratory in Germany came to the same conclusion early this month. France and Sweden were subsequently asked to conduct their own independent research with new samples. There are also samples in The Hague at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which will carry out its own tests.

The German government is now again demanding that Russia explain the matter. “We are in close contact with our European partners about next steps,” said a statement. French President Macron also wants clarification from the Russians and said this to President Putin in a telephone conversation.

Russia wants to see evidence

Moscow denies involvement in the poisoning of Navalny and argues that the West is trying to damage Russia’s reputation. The Russian authorities, in turn, have ordered Berlin to release the evidence from the laboratories.

Navalny was in an artificial coma for over a week. A week ago, his situation had improved to such an extent that doctors dared to get him out of a coma. Der Spiegel wrote on Thursday that there further progress was booked and that Navalny can now talk again. He may now be able to give new details about the circumstances under which he fell seriously ill during a flight in Russia last month.

It is generally believed that Navalny was poisoned with novichok before or during the flight from Tomsk to Moscow. Because the plane made a stopover in Omsk, he was able to get medical attention in time, otherwise he might have died of the effects of the poisoning.

Doctors say the poisoning could leave him with health problems for a long time.

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