Poisoned Russian opposition leader able to leave hospital bed

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s health has improved so he is now able to leave his bed briefly, the Berlin hospital treating him has said.

It comes after Germany announced French and Swedish labs have confirmed its findings that he was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok.

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