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Doctors fight to save life of “poisoned” Putin critic Alexei Navalny

BBC, 21 Aug 2020
Doctors in Russia say they're doing all they can to save the life of Alexei Navalny, the most prominent critic of President Putin's government.

He collapsed on a flight from Siberia to Moscow, suffering from suspected poisoning. Mr Navalny's already been imprisoned several times for organising protests against Vladimir Putin.

An an air ambulance is being sent from Germany to Siberia, to fly him back for treatment.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Moscow Correspondent Sarah Rainsford.

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