[https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/02/europe/alexey-navalny-novichok-intl/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/02/europe/alexey-navalny-novichok-intl/index.html) >"Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group, the German government said Wednesday."

Alexey Navalny is still being treated in an intensive care unit and mechanically ventilated. A longer course of the illness is to be expected," the statement read. "Long-term consequences of severe poisoning cannot be ruled out.

CNN: Novichok nerve agent used in Alexey Navalny poisoning, says German government.