The German government revealed on September 2 that tests carried out on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny showed that he was poisoned by a Novichok chemical nerve agent. "This poison could be identified unequivocally in tests", Chancellor Angela Merkel said. She added Germany would consult its NATO allies about how to respond, raising the prospect of new Western sanctions on Russia.
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