Germany’s security services are taking no chances. They are positioned outside and inside Berlin’s Charité hospital where Russia’s most outspoken opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, is being treated.
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From left, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel listen to Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend a press conference after a summit on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on December 9, 2019. - Leaders aim for new withdrawal of forces from Ukraine conflict zones by March 2020, according to a communique on December 9, 2019. (Photo by CHARLES PLATIAU / POOL / AFP)