Russian opposition leader Navalny poisoned with Novichok, says Germany

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the same type of Soviet-era nerve agent that British authorities identified in a 2018 attack on a former Russian spy, the German government has said.

The findings – which experts say point strongly to Russian state involvement – are likely to increase tensions between Russia and the West.