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Source: Reuters
Russian opposition politician Navalny attends an interview with
a prominent Russian YouTube blogger in Berlin
Russian opposition politician Navalny attends an interview with
a prominent Russian YouTube blogger in Berlin
"They understood that there were big, big problems threatening
them ahead of elections for the State Duma," Navalny said in a
YouTube interview with a Russian blogger, his first video
appearance since being discharged from a Berlin hospital.
The outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin emerged from a
coma in early September after collapsing on a domestic flight in
Siberia on Aug. 20.
German doctors say he was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.
Germany, France and other Western countries have demanded an
explanation from the Kremlin for Navalny's illness.
The Kremlin has rejected any suggestion that Putin or the
Russian authorities were responsible for Navalny's condition.
Navalny said he did not know how a Novichok nerve agent had got
into his system, but that he could have touched something.
He said his recovery could take another two months. At one point
in the interview he held out his hand to show it shaking.
Navalny said he was undergoing physical therapy, but that his
health had improved significantly and that doctors were
surprised at the speed of his recovery.
Russia's parliamentary elections are due to take place in
September, although some media reports have suggested they could
be brought forward to next spring.
(Reporting by Anton Zverev and Maria Tsvetkova; Writing by Tom
Balmforth; Editing by Alison Williams and Catherine Evans)
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