Saturday, August 22, 2020

Poisoned Putin Opponent Arrives In Berlin




This is good news, as far as it goes:
Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny -- who is gravely ill after a suspected poisoning -- has arrived at a hospital in Berlin following a medical evacuation flight from the Siberian city of Omsk, according to a CNN team on the ground.
The Kremlin critic was flown out of Russia on Saturday morning to receive treatment in the German capital. Jaka Bizilj, chairman for Cinema for Peace Foundation, which organized the medical evacuation, told CNN that Navalny is in a "stable condition."
The hospital, Charite Berlin, confirmed on Saturday it had admitted the 44-year-old for medical treatment, adding in a statement posted to Twitter that an "extensive medical diagnosis" is being carried out.
The question now is, if he survives, will he be allowed back into Russia?  (Spoiler alert: probably not.)