Alexei Navalny has been taken off ventilation and can leave his bed, the Berlin hospital treating him has announced.
According to the BBC, Navalny fell on a flight from Siberia on 20 August, and tests have confirmed he was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.
He was transported to the Charité hospital in the German capital.
His team affirms he was poisoned on the orders of President Vladimir Putin – the Kremlin denies any involvement. The Charité hospital gave the update in a tweet on Monday. It said he continued to improve and was “currently undergoing mobilisation and is able to leave his bed for short periods of time”.
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