<p>Russian Kremlin's critic Alexei&nbsp;Navalny has been in the hospital for the past one week, since he was allegedly poisoned for being an active critic of the Russian leader Valdimir Putin.</p>

<p>Now that the critic is stable, some doctors have claimed that no trace of poison was found during his treatment. However, some German doctors disagree with this claim.</p>

<p>To put an end to the rumours and the controversies, Russia's&nbsp;Interior Ministry is launching an investigation into the hospitalisation of the opposition leader.</p>

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<p>Navalny was taken to the hospital after he was allegedly poisoned during a flight&nbsp;rom the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow.</p>

<p>While Russian doctors had claimed that there was no trace of poison, German doctors who treated&nbsp;Navalny later disagreed with the claim.</p>

<p>The Interior Ministry has, therefore, opened an investigation into the matter. The transportation unit of the Ministry is&nbsp;currently carrying out preliminary searches in the hotel room where&nbsp;Navalny stayed and the routes he took in the city. The video surveillance footage from the area will also be investigated.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/france-regrets-russias-lack-of-transparency-over-navalny-poisoning-case-323406"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;France regrets Russia's lack of 'transparency' over Navalny poisoning case</strong></a></p>

<p>As of now, the investigators have not found any drugs or any other potent substances from the hotel room. The Russian prosecutors have also asked Germany for Navalny's medical files from his treatment at the German clinic.</p>

<p>The investigation is a step towards Russia trying to clear the rumours around the critic's health, which can affect Moscow's relationship with the West.</p>

<p>French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, however,&nbsp;said on Thursday he was bemused by Russia not taking a transparent approach over the possible poisoning of Navalny.</p>


Russian Kremlin's critic Alexei Navalny has been in the hospital for the past one week, since he was allegedly poisoned for being an active critic of the Russian leader Valdimir Putin.

Russian Kremlin's critic Alexei Navalny has been in the hospital for the past one week, since he was allegedly poisoned for being an active critic of the Russian leader Valdimir Putin. Now that the critic is stable, some doctors have claimed that no trace of poison was found during his treatment. However, some German doctors disagree with this claim. To put an end to the rumours and the controversies, Russia's Interior Ministry is launching an investigation into the hospitalisation of the opposition leader. × Navalny was taken to the hospital after he was allegedly poisoned during a flight rom the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow. While Russian doctors had claimed that there was no trace of poison, German doctors who treated Navalny later disagreed with the claim. The Interior Ministry has, therefore, opened an investigation into the matter. The transportation unit of the Ministry is currently carrying out preliminary searches in the hotel room where Navalny stayed and the routes he took in the city. The video surveillance footage from the area will also be investigated. Also read: France regrets Russia's lack of 'transparency' over Navalny poisoning case As of now, the investigators have not found any drugs or any other potent substances from the hotel room. The Russian prosecutors have also asked Germany for Navalny's medical files from his treatment at the German clinic. The investigation is a step towards Russia trying to clear the rumours around the critic's health, which can affect Moscow's relationship with the West. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, however, said on Thursday he was bemused by Russia not taking a transparent approach over the possible poisoning of Navalny.

Russia starts investigating Alexei Navalny's alleged 'poisoning'

<p>As Russian Opposition leader&nbsp;Alexei Navalny&nbsp;fights for his life, medics have agreed to allow his medical evacuation from a Siberian hospital at his relatives' request, the hospital said on Friday.</p>

<p>"We... took the decision that we do not oppose his transfer to another hospital, the one that his relatives indicate to us," Anatoly Kalinichenko,&nbsp;deputy chief doctor of Omsk hospital&nbsp;said.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/no-trace-of-poison-found-in-putin-critic-alexei-navalnys-tests-russian-hospital-doctor-322131">Also Read:&nbsp;'No trace' of poison found in Putin critic Alexei Navalny's tests: Russian hospital doctor</a></p>

<p>According to Reuters, Alexander Murakhovsky, the head doctor at Omsk hospital where Navalny is being treated had said earlier that traces of industrial chemical substances were found on Navalny's clothes and fingers.</p>

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<p>Reuters reported Alexei Navalny was&nbsp;diagnosed with a metabolic disease caused by low blood sugar.</p>

<p>Navalny, 44, was admitted to hospital after fainting in his plane. He had reportedly fallen ill after drinking tea which some said was poisoned. Navalny slipped into a coma and was put on ventilator support as doctors fight a grim battle to keep him alive.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, the German government said that it was trying to find a solution to Navalny's "humanitarian emergency". A German NGO has sent a chartered plane to evacuate Navalny from Siberia, however, &nbsp;doctors have said he is too "unstable" to be moved.</p>

<p>"This is a question of a purely medical decision," President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. However, Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said the refusal to allow Navalny to fly out of Russia was a ploy to hide the poisoning and put his life at risk.</p>

<p>"The ban on the transportation of Navalny is needed only to play for time until the poison in his body can no longer be traced," she said, adding, "every hour of delay creates a critical threat to his life."<br />
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As Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny fights for his life, medics have agreed to allow his medical evacuation from a Siberian hospital at his relatives' request, the hospital said on Friday.

As Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny fights for his life, medics have agreed to allow his medical evacuation from a Siberian hospital at his relatives' request, the hospital said on Friday. "We... took the decision that we do not oppose his transfer to another hospital, the one that his relatives indicate to us," Anatoly Kalinichenko, deputy chief doctor of Omsk hospital said. Also Read: 'No trace' of poison found in Putin critic Alexei Navalny's tests: Russian hospital doctor According to Reuters, Alexander Murakhovsky, the head doctor at Omsk hospital where Navalny is being treated had said earlier that traces of industrial chemical substances were found on Navalny's clothes and fingers. Watch: Reuters reported Alexei Navalny was diagnosed with a metabolic disease caused by low blood sugar. Navalny, 44, was admitted to hospital after fainting in his plane. He had reportedly fallen ill after drinking tea which some said was poisoned. Navalny slipped into a coma and was put on ventilator support as doctors fight a grim battle to keep him alive. Meanwhile, the German government said that it was trying to find a solution to Navalny's "humanitarian emergency". A German NGO has sent a chartered plane to evacuate Navalny from Siberia, however, doctors have said he is too "unstable" to be moved. "This is a question of a purely medical decision," President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. However, Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said the refusal to allow Navalny to fly out of Russia was a ploy to hide the poisoning and put his life at risk. "The ban on the transportation of Navalny is needed only to play for time until the poison in his body can no longer be traced," she said, adding, "every hour of delay creates a critical threat to his life."

Doctors agree to evacuate Navalny from Siberian hospital on relatives' request

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have expressed concern over the health of Alexei Navalny and called the situation worrying. Watch report.

France and Germany offer immediate help to Putin's prominent critic Alexei Navalny