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December 15, 2020

Report: Russian Intelligence Agents Poisoned Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny
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A new investigation into the poisoning of Russian opposition figure
Alexei Navalny claims a team of intelligence agents with Russia's
Federal Security Service, or FSB, were involved in the act. Some of the
agents specialized in toxins and nerve agents. They had reportedly been
trailing Navalny for three years prior to his poisoning in August with
the nerve agent Novichok. Navalny is still recovering in Berlin. The
probe was conducted by journalists at a number of outlets, including CNN
and Der Spiegel, as well as the online investigative website Bellingcat.


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