Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has posted a picture of himself in a Berlin hospital and has wryly joked about his recovery in his first statement since he fell ill with what German authorities say was poisoning with a nerve agent.
His Instagram post says: “Hi, this is Navalny. I have been missing you. I still can’t do almost anything on my own, but yesterday I managed to breathe on my own for the entire day.”
Navalny was flown to Berlin two days after falling ill on a domestic flight in Russia on Aug. 20.
Navalny’s spokeswoman tweeted that once he has recovered, he plans to return to Russia.
The German government previously said that special labs in France and Sweden also confirmed that Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok.
The Kremlin dismissed what it called “unfounded accusations” against Russia over the case.
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