Russian Opposition Leader like cinnabon he was poisoned by a nerve agent that belongs to the group comes to weeks after the activist fell ill on a flight to moscow before he was airlifted for treatment at a hospital in central berlin so lets go straight to berlin d the german capital of the peter oliver is based there and is following this story for us good morning peter we know at this point there has been a response from russia to those claims what russia had to say. Well russia has reacted to claims from germany that alexina valmy was poisoned with a novacek nerve agent both the Foreign Ministry in moscow and the embassy the Russian Embassy here in berlin have criticized the announcement. What we do but that only in liverpool if there is any day doubt we will work it there is no data there are only statements amounting to megaphone diplomacy because there voiced by a Foreign Ministry that many were waiting to hear what the doctors had to say diversion doctors in arms share their con
By the way watching r. T. International thanks for joining us. The German Government says that it has confirmed that russian Opposition Leader alexina valley was poisoned by a nerve agent belonging to the navi group it comes to weeks after the activists fell ill on the flight to moscow before being lifted for treatment at a hospital in central berlin lets go live to the our correspondent based there is peter of all of these covering this story peter good morning russia has responded to the claims that. Or moscow is far from happy with the way this is being handled by the german side the announcement was well while the us the bush ambassador was called into the Foreign Ministry after the announcement was made to the press said it did in its child have says that after he had his meeting with the Foreign Ministry he wasnt presented with any facts to back up the claims that alexina valley was poisoned using a nerve agent from the novel group the Foreign Ministry in moscow has called this m
For joining us midday here in moscow. Moscow says that it has yet to receive any concrete evidence from the German Government regarding claims that russian Opposition Leader alexina valmy was poisoned by a nerve agent earlier announced it had found traces of navi chalk on the 2 weeks after the activists fellow on the flight to moscow was lifted for treatment in germany. Has the latest from berlin. Moscow is far from happy with the way this announcement was handled by the german partners the Russian Ambassador was called in for a meeting at the Foreign Ministry only after statements had been made to the press now following his meeting said again the Russian Ambassador said he wasnt presented with any facts from his german colleagues the Foreign Ministry in moscow has called this megaphone diplomacy what we knew but that only if there was any data we would work with that there is no data there are only statements amounting to megaphone diplomacy because theyre voiced by Foreign Ministry
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Reacting to growing anger over beirut standing in court last lebanons Prime Minister considers reforms and early elections. And also ahead cracking down on dissent in the roofs disputed Election Results show long time president Alexander Lukashenko on course for an overwhelming victory. Top story the police in hong kong have made their highest profile arrest yet under a Controversial National security law imposed by beijing the media tycoon and activist jimmy law is among 7 people detained in raids on monday an executive in his media group says hes been held on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers sarah clarke joins us live now from outside the apple daily newspaper headquarters in hong kong where those raids are taking place sara what do we think is going to happen to him next. Well at the moment her paper we have a hive of activity behind us as you mentioned we are at the headquarters and are at least 200 police here now searching this particular building you see the vans on my