The co-worker Merkel eluded the link between Navalny and Nord Stream 2

Germany should seek a joint response with its partners from the European Union," said North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister and one of the main candidates to succeed Merkel.

"We need a European response... that will allow Europe to make its position clear," explained Laschet. "Well, if we achieve a common solution that is as coherent as possible," he added.

On Friday, Laschet spoke out against a hasty decision on Nord Stream 2. Due to Germany's energy needs, "it is not necessary to react instinctively on the first day after the Bundeswehr provides evidence that Navalny has been poisoned," stressed CDU politician, quoted by RND press service.

Due to Navalny, several leading chadeks called on Merkel to suspend the construction of the gas pipeline, including the chairman of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee Norbert Roettgen. However, the Chancellor, a supporter of the project, felt that this should not be combined with an attempt to poison Navalny.

The fact that Moscow is unable to explain the circumstances of the attack on Navalny is exacerbating suspicions of the participation of the Russian government," said German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in an interview with "Bild am Sonntag".

Navalny is in a coma at Charite Hospital in Berlin, where he was transported from Russia at the request of his family. The politician was hospitalized on August 20 in Omsk, Siberia. He felt ill on the plane, flying from Tomsk to Moscow, and passed out.

According to the German Government, there is evidence of an attempt to poison the oppositionist with a combat agent from the Novikov group.

Source: PAP