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Russia to let dissident fly to Berlin for treatment after poisoning

The reversal came after more than 24 hours of wrangling over Alexei Navalny's condition and treatment

Alexey Navalny
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Navalny, a 44-year-old politician and corruption investigator is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics

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Russian doctors gave a dissident who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning permission to be transferred abroad for medical treatment, a senior physician said on Friday.

The reversal came after more than 24 hours of wrangling over Alexei Navalny's condition and treatment.

Navalny, a 44-year-old politician and corruption investigator who is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics, was admitted to an intensive care unit in the Siberian city of Omsk on Thursday. His supporters believe he was poisoned and that the Kremlin is behind it.

His family and supporters wanted him brought to a top German
Topics : Russia

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