Did the Kremlin poison Pussy Riot activist?

‘Highly probable’ leading Putin dissident poisoned, say German doctors

Pyotr Verzilov during a pitch invasion at the World Cup final in Moscow in July
(Image credit: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)

It is “highly probable” a member of Russian protest group Pussy Riot who fell ill last week was poisoned, German medics have concluded.

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