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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 537

Novichok

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears on a video screen set up at Moscow City Court, on May 24, 2022. (Russian Federal Penitentiary Service via AP)
April 15, 2023, 3:52 pm
Navalny in ‘critical situation’ in penal colony after suspected poisoning, says aide
Russian opposition leader said to be suffering severe stomach pain, rapid weight loss; ambulance was called last week, but authorities refused to allow him to go to hospital
By ToI Staff
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands in a glass cage during a hearing in the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, February 2, 2021. (Moscow City Court via AP)
March 2, 2021, 5:43 pm
US sanctions Russia over poisoning of opposition leader Navalny
Biden administration says the measures are the first of several steps to ‘respond to a number of destabilizing actions’; doesn’t identify the targeted Russians
By Ellen Knickmeyer
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks via video call during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2020. (Aleksey Nikolskyi, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
December 17, 2020, 3:58 pm
Denying poisoning of dissident, Putin says if he wanted him dead, he’d be dead
Russian president says US intelligence is pushing allegations that Kremlin exposed opposition chief Alexei Navalny to Novichok nerve agent; claims activist just seeking publicity
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DARIA LITVINOVA
A man tries on an air permeable charcoal impregnated suit, combined with a respirator (or gas mask), rubber boots and three layers of gloves during a simulation at the OPCW (The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) headquarters in The Hague, The Netherlands, on April 20, 2017. ( AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS)
November 30, 2020, 5:18 pm
Toxic arms watchdog points fingers at Russia and Syria for sarin, Novichok use
Moscow urged by Western nations to ‘transparently’ reveal circumstances of opposition figure poisoning; Damascus faces calls for investigation over chemical weapon attacks
By AFP
A handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (Navalny instagram via AP)
October 6, 2020, 10:10 pm
Chemical watchdog confirms nerve agent used in poisoning of Putin critic Navalny
OPCW’s conclusions match findings by labs in Germany, Sweden and France; Moscow has expressed doubts on the matter
By David Rising and Mike Corder
In this photo taken from a video published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walks down stairs in a hospital in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for poisoning says his condition improved enough for him to be released from the facility. The Charite hospital in Berlin said Wednesday Sept. 23, 2020 that after 32 days in care, Navalny's condition "improved sufficiently for him to be discharged from acute inpatient care." (Navalny Instagram via AP)
October 1, 2020, 6:10 pm
Russia’s Navalny accuses Putin of being behind his poisoning
Kremlin denies any part in incident, which German Chancellor Merkel called attempted murder
By David Rising and DARIA LITVINOVA
A handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account on September 23, 2020. (Navalny Instagram via AP)
October 1, 2020, 1:01 pm
Russia’s Navalny accuses Putin of ordering his poisoning
‘My job now is to remain the guy who isn’t scared,’ says opposition leader, who is recovering in Berlin from nerve agent attack
By AP
In this handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his Instagram account on Sept. 22, 2020 (Navalny Instagram via AP)
September 23, 2020, 11:59 am
Navalny released from hospital after 32 days, doctors say full recovery possible
But hospital notes it’s too early to gauge the ‘potential long-term effects’ of Russian opposition leader’s severe poisoning from nerve agent
By David Rising
Vil Mirzayanov, a Russian chemist who was involved in creating the Novichok nerve agent, in 2018 (video screenshot)
September 20, 2020, 3:52 pm
Former Novichok scientist apologizes to Navalny for poisoning
Vil Mirzayanov, an ex-Soviet chemist who now lives in the US, was the first to reveal nerve agent in the early 1990s; he says he’s sorry he ‘took part in this criminal business’
By AFP
This handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account, shows himself, center, and his wife Yulia, right, daughter Daria, and son Zakhar, top left, posing for a photo in a hospital in Berlin, Germany (Navalny instagram via AP)
September 15, 2020, 3:05 pm
Navalny posts photo of himself online, says he can breathe
Poisoned opposition leader and Putin critic jokes that breathing without a ventilator is ‘strongly recommended’; doctors can’t rule out long-term health issues
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and David Rising
This file photo taken on July 20, 2019, shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaking with journalists during a rally to support opposition and independent candidates after authorities refused to register them for September elections to the Moscow City Duma, in Moscow. (Maxim ZMEYEV / AFP)
September 9, 2020, 4:14 pm
Russia says Navalny ‘disinformation’ being used for new sanctions
As international powers press Moscow to quickly investigate alleged poisoning of top Putin rival, Russia rejects ‘unfounded attacks’
By AFP
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny at the Echo Moskvy (Echo of Moscow) radio station in Moscow, Russia, December 27, 2017. (Pavel Golovkin/AP)
September 7, 2020, 6:32 pm
Poisoned Russian opposition leader out of coma, responsive
German hospital treating Alexei Navalny says he is ‘responding to verbal stimuli,’ but it’s too early to gauge ‘potential long-term effects of his severe poisoning’
By Frank Jordans
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media in front of security officers standing guard at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption office in Moscow, Russia, December 26, 2019 (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
September 7, 2020, 3:53 pm
Kremlin says it’s ‘absurd’ to blame Russia for Navalny poisoning
Spokesman pushes back against claim Moscow was responsible for attack on Putin critic; Merkel refuses to rule out consequences for Baltic Sea pipeline as part of possible sanctions
By Maria Panina
This file photo taken on July 20, 2019, shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaking with journalists during a rally to support opposition and independent candidates after authorities refused to register them for September elections to the Moscow City Duma, in Moscow. (Maxim ZMEYEV / AFP)
September 3, 2020, 5:03 pm
Kremlin denies poisoning opposition’s Navalny, warns against ‘rush to judgment’
Calls mount for international action after Germany confirms traces of nerve agent Novichok in hospitalized Putin critic
By Michael MAINVILLE
An ambulance believed to transporting Alexei Navalny arrives at the Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany, August 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
September 2, 2020, 5:32 pm
Germany: Russian opposition leader poisoned with nerve agent Novichok
Merkel’s spokesman says testing shows same chemical used to poison former Russia spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter was detected in Alexei Navalny
By AP
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