In an interview with the episode (8/9/2020) of the "Beyond the News" program, Sidrov described the current crisis between Russia and Germany regarding Berlin's accusation that Moscow had poisoned Russian opposition Alexei Navalny of the unprecedented escalation in relations between the two countries and the European Union in general.
He stressed that Germany should change its stance on the natural gas project, although German Chancellor Angela Merkel is enthusiastic about this project, and has previously demanded that it not be politicized.
Moscow had summoned the German ambassador to it after Berlin confirmed the existence of evidence of Moscow’s involvement in poisoning the opposition Navalny.
Russia called on Germany to provide the results of the tests on Navalny, while Germany hinted that a new pipeline project to transport gas from Russia might be affected by the repercussions of Navalny's poisoning.
In an indication of Moscow's anger at the extent of its crisis with Berlin, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Germany of deceiving and stirring what she called a dirty political uproar over Navalny's situation, and of delaying the provision of the data that Russia had officially requested from Germany.
On the other hand, Gunter Mullak, a former German diplomat and director of the German Institute for Oriental Studies, said that his country will present everything it has regarding the Russian opposition, considering that Berlin's talk of evidence for his poisoning is not out of thin air, but based on evidence.
Molak said that Moscow refused to provide Berlin with any information about the circumstances of what happened with Alexei Navalny.
Conflict and pressure
For his part, journalist and political analyst Zahi Allawi said that there is a contradiction in German positions, as the government does not see a justification for stopping the natural gas project, but it is delaying giving a clear answer, while the foreign policy official in Chancellor Merkel’s party says that this project should be stopped, as it is tantamount to The nerve of life for Russian President Vladimir Putin to finance his government.
Allawi explained that about 90% of the Russian natural gas project has been completed, and the maneuver is taking place only about 10% of the project, which makes the German government await a unified European position to deal with Russia in the Navalny case.
The Russian writer and political analyst Yevgeny Sidrov confirmed that his country had launched an investigation into the Navalny case, noting that all the analyzes and examinations conducted on him in Russia before his move to Germany did not show that he had been poisoned.
Sidrov stressed that there is widespread skepticism about the allegation that Navalny was poisoned, otherwise Moscow would not allow him to travel to Germany for treatment, considering that these accusations have a clear political background.
But the former German diplomat, Gunter Mullak, cited the prosecution by the Russian authorities of many opponents, which reached the point of assassinating a number of them, and Putin is still insisting on supporting the Syrian regime, and these matters prompted Merkel to say enough.
Journalist and political analyst Zahi Allawi ruled out Germany's withdrawal from the natural gas project, because it relies heavily on this gas despite US pressure in this regard.
Sidrov stressed that the United States is the only one benefiting from the calls to stop the Russian natural gas project with Germany, and US President Donald Trump has previously requested that from Merkel.