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Plane that airlifted Moscow protest leader Navalny from Siberia lands in Berlin | |
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The jet carrying well-known Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny has landed in Berlin. Navalny was airlifted for treatment in Germany after suddenly falling ill during a trip to Siberia. | |
The landing was traced through aircraft-tracking service FlightRadar and later confirmed by Navalny’s spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, on Twitter. | |
Navalny, who remains in a medically-induced coma, was evacuated to Germany from the Siberian city of Omsk on Saturday morning. | Navalny, who remains in a medically-induced coma, was evacuated to Germany from the Siberian city of Omsk on Saturday morning. |
Local doctors treating the activist initially refused to allow his transfer, arguing that his condition was not stable enough. However, after consultations with German specialists, they later approved the flight. | Local doctors treating the activist initially refused to allow his transfer, arguing that his condition was not stable enough. However, after consultations with German specialists, they later approved the flight. |
Jaka Bizilj, the head of the Cinema for Peace Foundation, which arranged for Navalny’s flight, told Bild that the activist’s condition was “stable” during the journey and upon landing. | Jaka Bizilj, the head of the Cinema for Peace Foundation, which arranged for Navalny’s flight, told Bild that the activist’s condition was “stable” during the journey and upon landing. |
Navalny suddenly felt ill and lost consciousness on Thursday, shortly after boarding a plane following his trip to Siberia. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Omsk, where the activist was hospitalized at a local clinic. | Navalny suddenly felt ill and lost consciousness on Thursday, shortly after boarding a plane following his trip to Siberia. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Omsk, where the activist was hospitalized at a local clinic. |
Russian doctors cited "disorder in the carbohydrate balance," caused by a "rapid drop in blood sugar level," as the preliminary diagnosis. | |
Navalny's team alleged that he was poisoned in a plot orchestrated by authorities. However, no traces of any toxic substance were found during his treatment in Omsk. | |
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