ALERT: @navalny poisoning update. Poison was NEW! Follow this thread for details.
@zeitonline 1st reported late last week, and we've been looking into this, and there's something to it , that Navalny was poisoned with a NEW VARIANT of the chemical weapon Novichok. Now this variant, according to their sources, and our sources confirm the same thing,
is said to be more vicious than all offshoots of the Novichok family. And German intelligence told DZ this could have only come from Russian intelligence. This variant, we've learned, acts more slowly than the known versions.
All of them, according to intelligence agencies from several countries, originated in Russian intelligence laboratories. This means Russia is still producing it, still using and it's still evolving.
Here's what we've heard today. French President Macron pointedly asked Russian President Vladimir Putin about it, and according to @France24_en, he effectively said “mind your own business.” Not, no we weren't involved, but this is not your affair. @4freerussia_org is pushing...
a global petition demanding an investigation. 10s of thousands have signed up. And it looks like it will happen. Just not sure exactly when...
More on this in this week's edition of Inside the SCIF . wtop.com/newsletter-sig…
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