A Russian Opposition Leader was Poisoned with a Nerve Agent. What Really Happened? Summary Alexey Navalny fell ill on a flight from Siberia to Moscow on 20 August. The plane made an emergency landing in Omsk, Russia. He was rushed to a hospital in Berlin, where he was stabilized. Doctors say that he was poisoned with a nerve agent. Navalny is a politician, blogger, and staunch critic of the Putin regime. Most recently, he was outspoken about the illegitimacy of the Belarusian election. Foreign leaders have expressed …
