The Federation Council commented on the Federal Republic of Germany's statement about the "Novichok" from Navalny

As Tsekov noted, when the situation occurred with ex-GRU colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Great Britain, they began to demand an explanation from Russia.

“Now it has happened in Russia (but what they“ found ”needs to be confirmed) - again they demand an explanation from Russia.

What is the interest for us, for Russia, in the "poisoning" of Navalny?

There is no evidence of this.

This (statement. -

) is absolutely unsubstantiated, completely unfounded, "the parliamentarian said.

Earlier in Berlin, it was said that the studies conducted revealed a substance from the Novichok group in Navalny. 

The FRG condemned the "attack" on Navalny and called on the Russian government to explain what had happened.

Russian Ambassador Sergei Nechaev was invited to the German Foreign Ministry, where he was expressed the position of the German side on the situation with Navalny.