“Berlin believes that the fact that [Navaļnijs] is still alive, explains only a series of favorable conditions – the pilot ‘s quick reaction during a forced landing, and the quick reaction of Omsk doctors, immediately injecting Navalny with the antidote atropine, “the newspaper reported.
According to Zeit, a new substance from the Novičok group was used in this case, which is powerful but has a slower effect than previously known substances in this group.
“The German side suspects that one of the Federal Security Service (FDD) officers who followed Navalny (..) interfered with or treated the surface of the cup,” Zeit reported.
” Experts found [šīs vielas] footprints on Navalny ‘s hands and on the neck of the bottle from which he drank water, “the newspaper noted.
On August 20, Navalny was ill during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow, the pilot made an emergency landing at Omsk Airport and was unknowingly taken to Omsk Hospital with signs of poisoning. On August 22, Navalni was transferred from Russia to Germany, where he was treated by the Charite Clinic of the University of Berlin.