leonid volkov in berlin, welcome to hardtalk. hello. good afternoon.pleasure to have you on the show. you, of course, are in berlin because that is where mr navalny is still being treated in hospital. give us the very latest information on his condition. his condition is getting better. he is really understanding everything what's going around and he's able to, like, communicate with the outer world, as you can see on his instagram and twitter. and he's really doing remarkable progress. and we, his friends and the family and the staff, are very happy to observe his progress. and still, we have to realise it's a long way to go. it will take a lot of time to completely recuperate after a novichok poison attack. in his social media, and also from you and other colleagues, it's been said that he is absolutely determined to return to moscow as soon as he is able. do you think that is really wise? for none of us, it was ever a question. of course, we never consider it... ..as an option that alexei would like to stay, like, in exile or, like, would like to st

leonid volkov in berlin, welcome to hardtalk. hello. good afternoon.have you on the show. you, of course, are in berlin because that is where mr navalny is still being treated in hospital. give us the very latest information on his condition. his condition is getting better. he's really understanding everything what's going around and he's able to, like, communicate with the outer world, as you can see on his instagram and twitter. and he's really doing remarkable progress. and we, his friends and the family and the staff, are very happy to observe his progress. and still, we have to realise it's a long way to go. it will take a lot of time to completely recuperate after a novichok poison attack. in his social media, and also from you and other colleagues, it's been said that he's absolutely determined to return to moscow as soon as he is able. do you think that is really wise? for none of us, it was ever a question. of course, we never consider it... ..as an option that alexey would like to stay, like, in exile or, like, would like to stay... . . in a

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politicians the news from germany today confirmed what they'd never dealt it would take a look at once leonid vocals a senior aide to alexey of all need tweeted today he writes in 2020 poisoning the ball me with no beach 0 is exactly the same as leaving an autograph at a crime scene like this and underneath there what you see is a picture of the signature of what a mere pollutant. well my next guest is a political ally like see no volley of let amir i'm sure call is executive manager of nepal needs nonprofit anti corruption foundation the u.k. granted him political asylum in 2015 after russia sold to extradite him on in belgium and charges he joins me tonight from london it's good to have you on the day this evening i want to start by getting your response to what has happened today and germany calling for russia to explain itself well i'm shocked at the fact that a military great talks in was used to assess an 8 volley who has emerged as the most prominent trusted opposition squarely poised that russian security services and that russian authorities as the people responsible for this inciden

submitted was said to contain traces of novacek but all of the co-creators of a very nerve agent leonid rink claims if it was use nobel me would never have made it to the plane he was traveling on. it would be val neat wouldn't have been able to leave the hotel that's if it was not majok and he really touched it or drank something 1st of all even in smaller not very toxic doses provokes pupil contraction in such a way a person would be almost blind so could barely move so even with only very mild exposure he wouldn't have been able to get on a plane there are photos of him in the hotel in the plane in the russian hospital and yet we can't see any of the symptoms poisoning and novacek a not worse to use for this case. richard that you wouldn't but they definitely would get something they had just simple surgical gloves and that's it and also imagine a bottle that has traces of the substance on the outside it would be a very smart person who would try to fill a bottle with such a dangerous liquid and spill it all down the sides creating a dangerous situation for everyone. amid the fallout

be easier to just i salute and cheat but there is also be constant splits the elections of the us leonid onslaught by as to what we saw in the cities a grand spike in users governance and acting then in august and then joining that i guess. in new delhi we thank you very much indeed. let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news this hour police in the australian city of melbourne have made a number of arrests at a protest against measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus several 100 people gathered at the rally the measures including a curfew were put into place after a spike in affections in melbourne and in the state of victoria. at least 13 muslim worshippers have been killed and dozens seriously injured in a gas explosion in bangladesh the blast at a mosque outside the capital dhaka caused air conditioners inside the building to explode. people have taken to the streets again in the russian far eastern city of how bottle school demanding the government release former governor sort of gave for go the weekend demonstrations have been taking place since july when

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politicians the news from germany today confirmed what they'd never delegate would you take a look at once leonid vocals a senior aide to alexey of all need tweeted today he writes in 2020 poisoning the ball only with no veto is exactly the same as leaving an autograph at a crime scene like this and underneath there what you see is a picture of the signature of vladimir putin. well my next guest is a political ally like see no volley of let me or i'm sure coffin is executive manager of novell needs nonprofit anti corruption foundation the u.k. granted him for little asylum in 2015 after russia sold to extradite him on in belgium and charges he joins me tonight from london it's good to have you on the day this evening i want to start by getting your response to what has happened today and germany calling for russia to explain itself well i'm shocked at the fact that a military great talks in was used to assess an 8 volley who has emerged as the most prominent trusted opposition politician squarely points at russian security services and that russian authorities as the people responsible for this i