Kremlin rejects claims it poisoned Russian opposition leader

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (AP/Pavel Golovkin, File)

The Kremlin has rejected accusations of involvement in an alleged attack on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who is in a coma in a German hospital, a day after doctors said tests indicated that he was poisoned.

The politician’s allies say the Kremlin is behind the illness of its most prominent critic, with some demanding an investigation into whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was involved.