Moscow is gradually reducing the role of the US dollar in financial transactions with allies and commercial partners, says a senior Russian lawmaker.

Russia has denounced as “unacceptable” a recent statement by France and Germany over the alleged poisoning of Navalny, saying it amounts to “blackmail”.

Russia denounces as part of a “pre-planned conspiracy” a recent report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirming the presence of a substance similar to Novichok in opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s blood.

Russia criticizes German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent move to visit Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny at the hospital where he was being treated.

Russia has slammed as unacceptable the US statement claiming that top Russian officials may have been behind alleged poisoning of Alexei Navalny.

Russia summons the German ambassador to Moscow over statements by German officials on the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.

The outspoken critic was first transferred to a hospital in Omsk after collapsing during a domestic flight to Moscow on August 20.