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Putin denies involvement in poisoning of Kremlin foe Navalny

by Vladimir IsachenkovDaria Litvinova
| December 17, 2020 7:03 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected allegations that the Kremlin was behind the poisoning of his top political foe, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and accused U.S. intelligence agencies of fomenting the claims even as he held out hope for better ties with Washington.

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