Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ill, perhaps poisoned, an aide says

By The Associated Press

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (shown here in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow in  February 2021) is in failing health because of a new suspected poisoning and is back in a punishment cell after a few days in regular confinement, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

The 46-year-old Navalny fell ill last Friday when he was moved to a conventional cell and had lost about 18 pounds in 15 days. A spokeswoman says it’s believed he’s being given low doses of poison.

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Source: Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ill, perhaps poisoned, an aide says