MOSCOW, Oct 23, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he personally authorised Alexei Navalny to travel to Germany for treatment, after the opposition leader was poisoned with a nerve agent.
“As soon as the wife of this citizen appealed to me, straight away I told prosecutors to check the possibility of him going abroad for treatment,” Putin said in a televised appearance, noting that Navanly was allowed to leave Russia despite travel restrictions imposed over a criminal investigation.