Highlights:
- Navalny suddenly fainted while on a flight to Moscow
- Putin is said to have ordered the Russian-made Novosibirk poisoning during the Cold War
- Navalny was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on trial
He went into a coma and was kept in Germany and given intensive treatment. Allegations arose that it was revealed that he had been poisoned during treatment. Thus, there was a stir around the world. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Navalny of plotting to assassinate US President George W. Bush and order him to use Russian-made Novosibirk poisoning during the Cold War.
Russia has denied the allegations. In this context, Alexei Navalny, the country’s opposition leader who returned to Russia, was arrested. Russian police say he was arrested in a 2014 fraud case. He was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on trial in the case. Subsequently, he was imprisoned in Moscow.
In this case, the Russian government has added jailed opposition leader Alex Navalny to its list of terrorists and extremists. Many have strongly condemned Russia’s move.