Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny flies back to Russia months after being poisoned, faces arrest ANI | Updated: Jan 17, 2021 22:44 IST
Berlin [Germany], January 17 (ANI): Russia s leading opposition figure and chief Kremlin critic, Alexey Navalny on Sunday left for Moscow from Germany, five months after he was poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent.
The 2.5-hour flight by Russian carrier Pobeda took off from Berlin Brandenburg Airport and is due to land in Moscow s Vnukovo, which was heavily guarded by police on Sunday, reported CNN.
Navalny arrived in Germany five months ago in a coma after being poisoned by Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent developed by Russia during the Soviet years. Several Western officials along with Navalny himself have openly blamed Russia for the poisoning, while the Kremlin has denied the allegations.