novotny had changed. -- mr. navalny. >> the relatives of the patient have made multiple requests.hey have been given all of the information about the diagnosis. they are ready to acpt the risk of transportation. wehe have decidedfore not to oppose transportation to another clinic you're it it will be one the relatives choose. it will be the one the relatives oo. once it is confirmed, it will accept the patient. it will not happen immediately, but it will ha from sergei in moscow for us. good to see you. he can be moved toreporter: yese day to make this dn tt took all transportot mr. n to the hospital in germany and we're not sure when this trend tatian will happen. at -- this transportaon will happen. will happen early in the morning. hospital and in the airport. shis orders and emily think the problem was the kremlin did not want m to be transported sooo s to germany. because they do notanthese poisons. so, we think the doctors decided to take this time to cause the delay to make the poison disappear. >> are there any details about hi condition that have emerged that might have e

we have to eat at least spoken here not only about mr novotny but also about other representatives of the opposition in russia such as civil society activists and journalists in the german government is monitoring the treatment of people like these in russia very closely the actions taken against mr novelli and the in geo he leads are just one example of the very problematic way dissenters are dealt with in the russian federation. and staying in the position for the. banks to cinema for peace and the doctors in berlin out of busy life made a full recovery he's hoping the same can soon be said of alexei navalny. chief political editor michelle yellow has just returned from that trip to slovakia with german foreign minister. because doctors from germany have been allowed to see no voluntary do we know any more at this hour. well it appears and that's what cinema for peace the and you know that organize that medical plane that headed to. it appears that those doctors seem to think that the is ready to be transported in that specially equipped plane under close scrutiny of those medical e

novotny spokeswoman cure a amish thank supporters and said the transfer abroad was a 1st step in what would be a long struggle to restore nepal nice health. a hospital is no stranger to treating kremlin critics who appear to have been poisoned. 2 years ago activist was taken here after showing poisoning symptoms he helped secure the same treatment for. president vladimir putin sr critics the 44 year old former lawyer was barred from challenging putin in the 21000 presidential election since then he has campaigned on behalf of opposition candidates in regional polls supporters hope that german doctors will be able to get to the bottom of what caused a sudden debilitating illness in a safe environment free of any political interference. delhi has been reporting on the revival of alexei now bonnie at the charity hospital in berlin there she caught up with yacc a busy founder of the cinema for peace foundation which paid for the airlift she asked him about current health condition. well we are very happy that you finally arrived in bell and then we could fly him out. the good news is that

novotny was flown out on this plane chartered by a berlin and geo his supporters had feared for his life after a suspected poison attack on the opposition leader. nobel news wife yulia requested treatment in germany but the medical evacuation was only given the green light after a tug of war between russian and german doctors over whether he was fit to fly. not only spokeswoman cure a our mission thanks supporters and said the transfer abroad was a 1st step in what would be a long struggle to restore in a ball in his health. berlin charity hospital is no stranger to treating kremlin critics who appear to have been poisoned. 2 years ago activists pewter vessel love was taken here after showing poisoning symptoms he helped secure the same treatment for nepal need. only has been one of president vladimir putin p.r. system critics the 44 year old former lawyer was barred from challenging putin in the 21000 presidential election since then he has campaigned on behalf of opposition candidates in regional polls. supporters hope that german doctors will be able to get to the bottom of what cause

this is don't we are ready to provide any necessary support for alexander novotny and his family the for his health for asylum and for his protection this goes without saying and we discussed it at length. well earlier moscow bureau chief you're a shadow it gave us an update on alexina condition. one of the doctors at the clinic in peoria one of only is currently being treated his condition had stabilized a little so he did allow himself a glimmer of hope of all his doctors are already pushing for a transfer to europe and there reportedly has even been talk of the shot and taking it in germany in belize that could or that would be ready to treat gov and the media reports about the special airplane from germany that would bring them into believing soon obviously the main concern here is not just established i suppose that the politician but also to examine of the substance of that may have poisoned him and european gleanings the german initiative in berlin are supposedly better suitable for this. well of course of on the is not the 1st to fall victim to poisoning blame for which is of

this is don't we are ready to provide any necessary support for alexander novotny and his family there for his health for asylum and for his protection this goes without saying and we discussed it at length on the. heartless bring in our d w moscow bureau chief yuri rich other he's on the story for us from that side good evening to you yuri what do we know about the leg scene of all nice condition to not have one of the doctors at the clinic in concepcion of all these currently being treated at that his condition had stabilized a little so he did allow himself a glimmer of hope and then all these doctors already pushing for a transfer to europe and they're appalled that they has even been told of the shot and taking the can germany and belly in that could or that would be ready to treat devaney media reports about the special airplane from germany that would bring a valid tibet in soon obviously the main concern here is not just established by the satellites of the petition but also to examine these substances that may have poisoned him and european cleanings the german clinics at the

this is don't we are ready to provide any necessary support for alexander novotny and his family for his health for asylum and for his protection this goes without saying and we discussed it at length on the body. of all the supporters say he has survived several attempts by the russian government to harm him here's a closer look now at the ball in his career and how he rose to become such a strong critic of the kremlin this isn't the 1st time tina valmy has cried foul in august last year election of on the he said he'd been poisoned with an allergic agent while in jail he'd been detained for calling an authorised protests and his dog ate resistance to kremlin control has long made him one of president vladimir putin's biggest nemeses. the rose to prominence with his exposure of corruption at russian state controlled companies. at rallies he took direct aim at the kremlin and its occupants dubbing putin's united russia party the party of crooks and thieves. as he began proving his pulling power with opposition supporters stints in jail and the courtroom became a regular feature. char

novotny is -- electing a bony is in a medically induced,. doctors say his situation is serious but not life-threatening. the longtime opponent of president putin collapsed on a plane on thursday. all he had to drink was a cook of tea -- cup of tea. a german medical team detected a substance in his blood. these types of drugs can decrease commune case in between nerve cells in the brain. sometimes they are used as pesticides and are toxic to humans. he has been treated with the treatte that was used to the russian double agent and his daughter who were poisoned with a nerve agent in 2018 in salisbury, england. following development in berlin. the suspected poisoned has very few civilian applications. >> the doctors treating alexey navalny have been categorical about what is the cause of his ordeal. they say there is a poison in his system that has laid him low. they say they don't believe that this is life-threatening now but they can't guarantee he is going to be able to recover from the extent of his ordeal. the specific poison in his syste

as severe as today let me ask you a mere do you have confidence that the medical treatment that mr novotny is receiving there in the hospital that that is going to be good treatment to me do you trust the physicians that are treating him well as i said we would rather have kept. him in hospital. there is a team of doctors from last who are flying to almost overnight they will assess his condition tomorrow morning and hopefully they will give a go it will approve is just a patient to a general hospital if this was indeed a poisoning who do you think is behind it. well we believe it's most likely that it came from the top of the russian power structure even if it didn't come from mr putin it's himself it is the russian regime that he created that made it possible this is not the 1st as this is a nation of russians still activists and opposition political and as this nations are never investigated and the responsible are now brought to justice over the last few years not only became the most prominent for us in a position exposing corruption and child only of the russian regime and he really

doctors in germain say there are cations that the opposition politician alex novotny was poisoned.was -- he remains in a serious condition after being transferred to germany over the weekend. jenny hill is in berlin. what do we knowhat his condition? >> well, doctors have said he is in a serious condition, though it is not life-threatening. doctors today confirm what his supporters have suspected all along. they there is clinical evidence that lead him -- thems to believe he isoned. they have not been up to identify the actual substance, but only that it belongs to a group of what are called her: estimate inhibitors, which may have damaged his -- it is quite another to determine who is reonsible. it germany in an interesting positi -- having him on german soil -- what has angela merkel's reaction been? >> well angela merkelst releasea ement tonight. in it, she said that rinsia must stigate this with full transparency, and that those responsible must be held to account. of course, the widespread suspicion, this is something to doith russian. is a fierce and ver well-known critic of

personal life and of course it didn't affect anything because god will judge those people who treated novotny and obviously those threats were not his fault. so as we heard then the substance the german clinic says it has found in the valley system belongs to the family of knesset array's inhibitors they are a group of chemicals that affect the nervous system and they are used to in drugs for treating illnesses such as alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. these agents are used all the time in an operating room you know for a 1st normal patient care what happens with some patients is it what it does this create this large amount of pseudo coley as you know call it is a normal acting medication that we haven't neurotransmitter however bits to hide everything in balance in life it can cause death to patients and obviously if there's a cloistering you know it's very specific that's why the russian government may not be looking for it maybe the germans were looking for this that's why they found the . was exceptionally high in the speech obviously the war time that passes for when the interven

transparent and speedy clarification and has full confidence in the work of the medical team treating mr novotny at shop at a hospital are for more on this i'm joined now by andreas nick he's a member of the german parliament's foreign affairs committee he's also a member of german chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party mr nick is in once a borrower in western germany tonight is joining it's good to see you again germany germany was 1st to call one russia to investigate the european union the u.s. and the u.k. are now doing the same that's a lot of pressure in unison is it enough to make the kremlin do something. i think that remains to be seen the jury is out we have been very forthcoming in offering medical treatment to mr love on the 1st of all with. complete and full recovery and it is mete aversions see a matter of great concern it is not a one off it's. another one in a serious of dubious killings and as a nation tends also russian opposition politicians of the last couple of years and i think it is there to send a clear message that being and we'll opposition politician in r

transparent and speedy clarification and has full confidence in the work of the medical team treating mr novotny at sheva today hospital. for more on this i'm joined now by andreas nick he's a member of the german parliament's foreign affairs committee he's also a member of german chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party mr nick is in want to be our in western germany tonight is doing it's good to see you again. germany germany was 1st to call one russia to investigate the european union the u.s. and the u.k. are now doing the same that's a lot of pressure in unison is it enough to make the kremlin do something. i think that remains to be seen the jury is out we have been very forthcoming in offering medical treatment to mr love on the 1st of all with. complete and full recovery and it is mete aversions see a matter of great concern it is not a woman also it's. another one in a serious of dubious killings and as a nation intends all through russian opposition politicians over the last couple of years and i think it is there to send a clear message that being in the opposition politic

severely sickened many from the traffic's coli and after for dust this the suspicion is not that mr novotny seriously poisoned themself but that someone seriously poisoned mr know boney which unfortunately there are some serious examples of in recent russian history so the world takes the suspicion very seriously odysseys investigative unit has found the government of cyprus sold possible its to senior officials and politicians were classified as high risk for money laundering and corruption by the european union the findings are in the cyprus papers a large scale leak of documents obtained by al-jazeera and a 2nd reporter deborah davies reveals the country made millions of dollars selling citizenship violating e.u. anti corruption roles. fighting in the afghan parliament that began after the narrow election victory of may rahman romani a speaker of the lower house he's a former general who became a businessman. what's not been public until now is that 2 years earlier romani paid 2 and a half $1000000.00 to buy himself and his family so-called golden passports from cyprus that among 2 enoug

time and good to have you with us so what are your thoughts on what may or may not have happened to novotny unfortunately this is very near terrible sad news what we cure. again this. again and it is no surprise the. previous debt which. this tool to silence is the right tool to silence critics of the kremlin are pretty supporters really as p y e through all of. this very trouble to recognize that these is highly possible that we witnessed today again that somebody is. very much would like to silence mr no one is probably the only why known across russia as the voice today after the killing of boris them solve $2.50 but would something like this if it if it is found that he has indeed been poisoned would have been directly sanctioned by the kremlin would it have been that brazen. you know it's cold but not by the nice weather recognized not only in russia but globally as we speak right now on your news they. may not have. had. the better many. there are creation of oil in it he was chased 30 times during the last several years and and of course he's a t.v. across russia fighting interest fo

this is done we are ready to provide any necessary support for alexander novotny and his family for his health for asylum and for his protection this goes without saying and we discussed it at length. on earlier detail these moscow bureau chief yuri russia gave us an update on alexina these condition one of the doctors at the clinic in peoria when i've only is currently being treated his condition had stabilized a little so he did allow himself a glimmer of hope of all his doctors are already pushing for a transfer to europe and there reportedly has even been talk of the shutting take clinic in germany and believe that could or the 2 would be ready to treat of on the media reports about the special airplane from germany that would bring the valley to berlin soon obviously the main concern here is not just as the bill as i saw the petition but also to examine the substance of that may have poisoned him and european gleanings the german initiative in berlin are supposedly better suitable for this of course a lesson out on the is not the 1st to fall victim to poisoning blame for which is o

russia to investigate this affair and to bring those who are responsible for the poison being in mr novotny system to account contrast that with the view of some leading politicians elsewhere in the european union who are being less discriminating about their opinion of how things have gone the eminent belgian politician in the european parliament has asked some pretty stinging questions about whether there has been complicity between the government of president putin and the russian doctors who treated mr me 1st for you there's no confirmation of anything that he has alleged but the allegations are out there now thank you for that dominic kane with the latest there from berlin well let's just remind you of what the doctors so traded now vonnie initially in russia said early on monday about his condition take a listen. we were treating the patient and we saved him there wasn't and couldn't have been any outside influence on the patients treatment of us both of those. the diagnosis of poisoning remained until the end of the day until at 12 if i'm not mistaken we received a final conclusion f

transparent and speedy clarification and have full confidence in the work of the medical team treating mr novotny at a hospital. for more on this i'm joined now by andreas nick he's a member of the german parliament's foreign affairs committee he's also a member of german chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party mr nick is in wanted by our in western germany tonight mr nick it's good to see you again germany germany was 1st to call one russia to investigate the european union the u.s. and the u.k. are now doing the same that's a lot of pressure in unison is it enough to make the kremlin do something. i that remains to be seen the jury is out we have been there it was coming in offering medical treatment to mr love on the 1st of all with. complete and full recovery and it is mete aversions see a measure of great concern it is not a one off it's. another one in a serious of dubious killings and as a nation tends over a russian opposition politicians over the last couple of years and i think it is there to send a clear message that being and we'll position politician in russia is a very

transparent and speedy clarification and has full confidence in the work of the medical team treating mr novotny at shop at a hospital. for more on this i'm joined now by andreas nicky's a member of the german parliament's foreign affairs committee he's also a member of german chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party mr nick is in want to be our in western germany tonight eastern it's good to see you again germany germany was 1st to call one russia to investigate the european union the u.s. and the u.k. are now doing the same that's a lot of pressure in unison is it enough to make the kremlin do something. i think that remains to be seen the jury is out we have been very forthcoming in offering medical treatment to mr lavani 1st of all with. complete and full recovery and it is a matter of versions the measure of great concern it is not a one and also it's. another one in a serious of dubious killings and as a nation tends over a russian opposition politicians over the last couple of years and i think it is there to send a clear message that being an opposition politician in russia i