Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny discharged from German hospital after 32 days
- 4 years ago
나발니, 베를린서 독극물 치료 32일만에 퇴원…"獨서 재활치료"
Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny has been discharged from a German hospital after more than a month.
The anti-corruption campaigner has been recovering, after he was taken ill on a plane last month.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Jae-hee.
Jae-hee, fill us in on the latest developments.
Mok-yeon, according to the hospital in Berlin, Navalny was discharged on Tuesday, after receiving treatment for 32 days.
In a statement on Wednesday, it said Navalny's condition had "improved sufficiently" for him to be released from inpatient care.
It also added that doctors believe his complete recovery is possible.
However, it's still too early to rule out potential long-term effects of his poisoning.
The 44-year-old Putin critic has been recovering in Berlin since he was transferred there from a Siberian hospital last month.
Germany says Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, and two other labs in France and Sweden support this.
The Kremlin, again denied any involvement on Wednesday, claiming that western countries had launched "a massive disinformation campaign" around Navalny's poisoning.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny has been discharged from a German hospital after more than a month.
The anti-corruption campaigner has been recovering, after he was taken ill on a plane last month.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Jae-hee.
Jae-hee, fill us in on the latest developments.
Mok-yeon, according to the hospital in Berlin, Navalny was discharged on Tuesday, after receiving treatment for 32 days.
In a statement on Wednesday, it said Navalny's condition had "improved sufficiently" for him to be released from inpatient care.
It also added that doctors believe his complete recovery is possible.
However, it's still too early to rule out potential long-term effects of his poisoning.
The 44-year-old Putin critic has been recovering in Berlin since he was transferred there from a Siberian hospital last month.
Germany says Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, and two other labs in France and Sweden support this.
The Kremlin, again denied any involvement on Wednesday, claiming that western countries had launched "a massive disinformation campaign" around Navalny's poisoning.