The medical plane carrying the main Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny, in a coma after what his relatives claim to be "poisoning", landed Saturday morning at Berlin airport where he must be treated. The private plane, which took off from the Siberian city of Omsk after long and intense negotiations, touched down at around 8.47am local time (6.47am GMT) on the tarmac at Tegel airport in the northwest. from Berlin.
Alexei Navalny's state of health, in a coma and on respiratory assistance, is "stable", announced the leader of the German NGO Cinema for Peace, Jaka Bizilj on Saturday shortly after the opponent's landing in Berlin. Russian.
Arm wrestling between relatives and Russian doctors
His arrival in the German capital comes after a day of showdown between his relatives and Russian doctors over his evacuation. "Thank you all for your perseverance. Without your support, we would not have been able to take him!", Thanked before takeoff, on Instagram the opponent's wife, Yulia Navalnaïa, who is accompanying him on the flight. She posted a photo of her husband's stretcher on the plane.
The Russian hospital where the former lawyer was admitted on Thursday gave the green light Friday evening to his transport to Germany, saying his condition was "stable", after initially opposing it. The medical plane which took the opponent to Germany was chartered by the German NGO Cinema for Peace. He arrived at Omsk airport on Friday morning. German doctors were able to examine Alexeï Navalny and assured that they would be able to transport him to Berlin for the necessary treatment.
Alexei Navalny was on Thursday from Tomsk, Siberia, to Moscow by plane when he became unwell. The aircraft had to make an emergency landing in Omsk. After being admitted to the hospital in this western Siberian city, he was placed in intensive care under artificial respiration. He was in a coma, in serious condition before leaving for the German capital.