UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that he was standing in solidarity with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny and stressed the need for a probe into his sickness.
“The poisoning of Alexey @navalny shocked the world.
“The UK stands in solidarity with him & his family.
“We need a full, transparent investigation into what happened.
“The perpetrators must be held accountable and the UK will join international efforts to ensure justice is done,” Johnson said.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier in the day that the Kremlin strongly disagreed with the claims of poisoning, which have not been substantiated so far.
According to him, the presidency is rather interested in finding out what happened to Navalny.
Source:
Sputnik/NAN