Navalny aides say Novichok agent found on water bottle in hotel room

The aides said they believed Navalny was poisoned 'before he left his room to reach the airport'

'Poisoned' Putin critic Navalny shares hospital photo of himself

Navalny’s spokeswoman said that once he has recovered, the Putin critic plans to return to Russia

Navalny had been in Siberia to promote his 'smart voting' campaign when he was poisoned with what Germany says was a Novichok nerve agent

Navalny had hoped to undermine United Russia’s grip on regional power through the election before he fell gravely ill

Navalny's posioning case has prompted international calls for Russia to carry out a transparent investigation or risk sanctions

G7 foreign ministers had recenly demanded that Russia quickly find and prosecute those behind Navalny's suspected poisoning

The Kremlin has denied responsibility for the attack and said that Germany is yet to share any findings with Moscow's prosecutors

German authorities have said that tests showed that he had been poisoned with a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group

Western leaders have demanded answers from Kremlin after Berlin said there was evidence that he had been afflicted by the infamous Novichok

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had rejected international calls for a transparent investigation into the incident