Three Russian journalists known for their stance against the Moscow authorities were allegedly poisoned in Germany, the Czech Republic and Georgia, according to an investigation by Russian opposition media insider published in the German weekly Der Spiegel.

A Russian investigative publication affiliated with the opposition and banned in Russia claims that confirmed the facts by various expertsincluding a doctor who helped save the life of opposition leader Alexei Navalny was treated in a Berlin hospital in 2020 after the remains of a nerve agent from the Novichok family were found.

The first case of alleged poisoning happened to a journalist Elena Kostyushchenko, which published in 2022 the results of an investigation into the behavior of Russian troops in Ukraine, which aimed at committing genocide.

The authorities warned Kostyushchenko that she could not return to Moscow, she moved to Berlin and began work in the capital of Germany for the opposition media Meduza, which moved its headquarters to Latvia. In October 2022, after returning from Ukraine, he felt unwell.

After some initial analysis, the cause of the symptoms she was showing could not be determined, and insider ensures that physicians and toxicologists associated with an external agent. Although the investigation into the case was closed by the German authorities in May last year, it has been reopened.

The second case is natalie arnoPresident of the Free Russia Foundation, which supports sanctions against the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Arno participated in an event in Prague in May this year, after which he became ill and decided to immediately fly back to Washington, where he lives.