The
United States told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday it would work with allies to hold accountable those responsible for poisoning
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, including "through restricting funds for malign activities." "Russia has used chemical nerve agents from the 'Novichok' group in the past. The Russian people have a right to express their views without fear of retribution of any kind," the deputy U.S. ambassador to the
United Nations, Cherith Norman-Chalet, told a council meeting on
chemical weapons in
Syria.
Germany says he was poisoned with a Soviet-style Novichok nerve agent.