UN experts call for international probe of Alexei Navalny poisoning
By DW
02 March 2021 |
1:47 pm
Two top UN officials said Russia is to blame for the near-fatal poisoning of the prominent Kremlin critic. The human rights experts said an international investigation should be carried out as "a matter of urgency."
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