NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Friday, September 4, Moscow to fully reveal its Novichok military program, named after this nerve agent which is believed to be at the origin of the poisoning of Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny.
"We call on Russia to communicate fully on its Novichok program with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)," Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Brussels after an exceptional meeting of the Alliance dedicated to the Navalny affair.
"NATO allies agree that now Russia must answer serious questions. The Russian government must fully cooperate with the OPCW as part of an impartial international investigation," he said. added.
And to call on those responsible for this poisoning to be brought to justice.
No power to sanction Russia
Jens Stoltenberg said Germany has informed NATO allies of the results of its investigation, according to which Navalny was exposed to a Novichok-type nerve agent, designed in Soviet times for military purposes.
Stoltenberg did not want to speculate on possible sanctions against Russia.
The call of the Secretary General of NATO, coming from an alliance that was built in the midst of the Cold War against the USSR, risks not being heard even if there is a forum for dialogue between Moscow and the Soviet Union. western organization.
Main opponent of the Kremlin and anti-corruption activist, Alexeï Navalny, 44, was hospitalized in Siberia at the end of August after becoming unwell on a plane.
He was then transported to Berlin, where he remains hospitalized in serious condition.
With AFP
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