Putin says he authorized the evacuation of opponent Navalny in Germany

Putin says he authorized the evacuation of Navalny in Germany -

The Russian president affirmed this Thursday that if the poisoned opponent Alexeï Navalny had been able to be evacuated to Germany to be treated last August, it was a little thanks to him.

"As soon as the wife of this national approached me, I immediately ordered the prosecutor to check if it was possible for him to leave the country for treatment," Vladimir Putin said during a video. -conference during a discussion forum in Moscow.

According to the Russian president, the 44-year-old opponent might not have been allowed to leave the country because of "restrictions related to legal cases" pending against him in Russia.

“I immediately asked the Attorney General to authorize this (this departure, note).

And he's gone, ”added the president.

Poisoned by a nerve agent of the Novichok group

At the end of August, the main Russian opponent was seriously uneasy during a flight in Siberia.

After two days of hospitalization, he had been authorized for emergency treatment in Germany, under pressure from his relatives.

According to three European laboratories, whose findings were confirmed by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent from the Novichok group, a substance designed by Soviet specialists for military purposes. .

Vladimir Putin accused of being behind this poisoning

The opponent, still recovering in Germany, directly accused Vladimir Poutine of being behind his poisoning, an accusation refuted by Moscow who deemed it "unacceptable".

This event further strained relations between Russia and the West.

Last week, the European Union sanctioned six senior Russian officials in connection, according to Brussels, with this affair.

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