Merkel calls on Russia to hold perpetrators accountable in Navalny case
German doctors treating Navalny at a Berlin hospital said earlier on Monday examinations indicated he was poisoned before collapsing on a plane in Russia last week
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a news conference after a migration summit at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and hold the perpetrators accountable.
German doctors treating Navalny at a Berlin hospital said earlier on Monday examinations indicated he was poisoned before collapsing on a plane in Russia last week.
"Those responsible must be identified and held accountable," Merkel said in a joint statement with Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.
