Alexei Navalny says he believes Vladimir Putin was behind poisoning

Russian opposition figure poisoned by nerve agent says he has no other versions' of how crime was committed

The Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned with a nerve agent in Russia, has accused Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack, in an interview with a German newspaper.

Navalny's supporters have frequently maintained that such an attack could only have been ordered at the top levels, though the Kremlin has steadfastly denied any involvement in it.