[Global Times Special Correspondent in Germany Aoki Global Times Special Correspondent Liu Zhi] Western countries once again claimed that Russia "poisoned" opposition figures, and this time it was Germany that made the accusation.

The German government issued a statement on the 2nd, claiming that the Russian opposition activist Navalny had been infected with a "Novijok" type nerve agent and demanded that the Russian government respond to this.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova angrily denounced the incident as an information propaganda war against Russia.

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov stressed on the 3rd that this incident will not benefit Russia or other countries.

However, some people believe that this incident is a "good news" for the United States, and Washington will use this opportunity to block the "Beixi-2" natural gas pipeline project jointly constructed by Russia and Germany and other European countries.

　Russia hopes to find out the "poisoning" incident

　　According to RIA Novosti’s report on the 3rd, the Russian President’s Press Secretary Peskov stated that there is no reason for Western countries to accuse Russia. Moscow is willing and hopes to clarify the situation in Navariny. For this, information from Germany is needed, “but temporarily We have no information from Germany."

He said that before being taken to Berlin, Navalny had been in a hospital in Omsk, Russia for two days. The local doctors found no toxic substances in his body.

The Russian Embassy in Germany issued a statement on the 2nd, calling on all parties to make judgments based on "credible evidence" and "avoid this incident of politicization."

　　"There is no reply, no facts, no data, no chemical substances, no materials, no evidence, and nothing at all." In response to the accusations from the West, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova used 7 "no" in a row on the 2nd. Response.

She believes that Germany has not provided any evidence other than issuing a "political declaration."

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement accusing Germany of saying that Berlin prefers to make public statements loudly and completely ignores existing cooperation mechanisms.

Merkel: Navariny was murdered

　　Navarine felt extremely unwell while taking a domestic flight on August 20.

After the plane made an emergency landing in Omsk, he was taken to a local hospital for treatment, and then to the Berlin Charité Hospital for treatment.

The German government issued a statement on the 2nd, saying that a professional military laboratory in Germany conducted toxicological tests on samples collected from Navalny and proved that he was poisoned after all doubts were eliminated.

According to media reports such as Deutsche Welle, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Navariny’s “poisoning” was an “attended murder”. The case raised “some very serious issues” that only the Russian government can do. And it must be answered.

The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Ambassador Nechaev on the evening of the 2nd and informed him of the test results.

However, Nechaev stated that the German side did not provide any information on this matter.

Germany said that Berlin will discuss with the EU and NATO how to respond appropriately to the incident.

　　After Germany issued the above statement, many Western countries asked Russia to find the culprit.

According to a report from Agence France-Presse on the 3rd, British Prime Minister Johnson called the poisoning of Navalny “shameful” and the French Foreign Minister said the incident was “shocking and irresponsible”.

The Dutch Foreign Minister asked Russia to explain this.

European Commission President Von der Lein said that "poisoning" Navalny was "another despicable act of cowardice."

NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said that the use of military-grade nerve agents is “shocking” and Russia urgently needs to conduct a “complete and transparent” investigation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Canada also condemned the incident

　　The United States may profit?

　　This is not the first time Western countries have accused Russia of "poisoning" government critics and activists.

The United Kingdom had previously claimed that Moscow had poisoned former Russian intelligence officer Skripal and his daughter, but the Russian side believed that London had not produced evidence.

Russian "Izvestia" stated that Link, one of the developers of "Novijok", said that Navariny's symptoms were not at all like "Novijok" poisoning, otherwise he would have died instead of being in a coma.

　　German political analyst Rahr believes that the Navalny incident will benefit the United States.

According to a report from the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 3rd, after the German government announced that Navariny had been poisoned, U.S. Republican Senator Cotton tweeted to stop the "North Stream-2" project and bring "Russians to justice" law".

According to the Russian "Viewpoint", Elliott, the head of the Press Office of the White House National Security Council, said on the 2nd that Russia had used this poison in the past and that the United States will work with the international community and allies to hold relevant personnel accountable.

U.S. Democratic Senator Menendez said that if the Russian government is found to be involved in this incident, the United States should impose sanctions on Russia.

According to the report, the United States is not interested in the health of Navalny, and freezing "North Stream-2" is more meaningful to them, so the "poisoning" incident is more like a planned attack on the project.

　　The call to stop the "Beixi-2" project in Germany has also risen again because of this incident.

According to a report in the German weekly magazine Der Spiegel, Rotgen, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag, asked Germany to review all cooperation with Russia, including the "Beixi-2" project.

Kubic, the deputy speaker of the German Bundestag of the Liberal Democratic Party, warned that the "Beixi-2" project must be stopped quickly.

The German opposition Green Party also stated on the 2nd that in view of this incident, the party asked the government to terminate the implementation of the "Beixi-2" project.

　　Merkel recently stated that Germany should complete the construction of the "Beixi-2" project, and it is unreasonable to link this issue with the Navalny incident.

German TV One said on the 3rd that Germany would suffer huge losses if the project was stopped.

According to Agence France-Presse, US President Trump has caused the deterioration of transatlantic relations. In this case, the voice in Germany that Berlin cannot alienate Moscow has been increasing.

The head of the Munich Security Conference, Is Singh, warned not to cut German-Russian relations too abruptly. "We cannot build a wall between Germany and Russia."