CBRN event in Russian Federation on Thu 20th August 2020

...Here’s a look at some of the key moments in his life since that poisoning.

August 20, 2020 – Navalny is hospitalised in the Siberian city of Omsk after falling ill and losing consciousness while on a domestic flight over Siberia. Navalny’s spokesperson says he was poisoned, perhaps by a cup of tea he drank prior to takeoff from Tomsk’s Bogashevo airport, but Russian doctors treating him say they found “no trace” in his blood or urine.

August 22, 2020 – Navalny is airlifted to Charite hospital in Germany’s capital, Berlin, for treatment. The Russian medical team treating him had initially refused his transport before later releasing him. German doctors say their tests indicate Navalny was poisoned.

September 2, 2020 – German officials say there is “unequivocal proof” Navalny was poisoned with a Soviet-era Novichok nerve agent. Chancellor Angela Merkel says Navalny is a victim of attempted murder, adding there are “serious questions that only the Russian government can and must answer”. International calls for an investigation into the incident mount.