Russia / Poisoning of Alexei Navalny: Remarks by the High Repres

Opening remarks

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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Anti-Corruption Foundation, Russian protests, Alexei Navalny, Russian law, Human rights in Russia, Activism, Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny
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  • Opening remarks

    Let us have a look at the situation as you have requested - in Russia, particularly at the poisoning of the opposition leader, Mr Alexei Navalny, which has shocked all of us.

  • The German government confirmed, on the 2nd of September, that Mr Navalny has been poisoned by a military chemical.
  • We continue calling on Russia to investigate this crime through a fully transparent procedure, under the auspices of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
  • We can expect that the poisoning of Mr [Alexei] Navalny will have an impact on European Union-Russia relations.
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