On Wednesday, the Kremlin said it didn't want the illness of Russia’s opposition leader to affect relations with the West
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“The poisoning of Navalny shocked the world,” Johnson said in a Tweet. “The perpetrators must be held accountable, the U.K. will join international efforts to ensure justice is done.”Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated Wednesday that Moscow “categorically” disagreed with “hasty” conclusions that Navalny was a victim of an intentional poisoning, and said it doesn’t want the situation to affect its ties with the West.
Over the weekend, he was transferred to the Charite hospital in Berlin, where doctors found indications of “cholinesterase inhibitors” in his system. The pressure on Moscow mounted after Charite revealed its findings. Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a thorough investigation into Navalny’s condition. Officials in France and Norway echoed her sentiment. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the 27-nation bloc “strongly condemns what seems to be an attempt on Mr. Navalny’s life.”U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. “stands ready to assist” with a probe, if reports of a poisoning “prove accurate.
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