Poisoning of Alexei Navalny ‘completely reprehensible’, Russia told at UN clash

Fri, 11 Sep, 2020 - 06:51

Edith M Lederer, Associated Press

Russia has clashed with Germany and five of its Western allies over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

The confrontation came at the monthly UN Security Council meeting on chemical weapons in Syria, with the United States, Belgium, Britain, Estonia and France expressing grave concern at Germany’s determination the 44-year-old was the victim of a chemical weapons attack.