Germany’s vice chancellor refuses to rule out sanctions on Russia over Navalny poisoning

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    Olaf Scholz, vice chancellor and finance minister of Germany, speaks to FRANCE 24 amid growing tensions with Russia over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Angela Merkel’s deputy repeats a call for the Russian government to answer questions about how the opposition politician was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok while on Russian soil. Scholz also refuses to rule out sanctions against Russia, as Germany consults with EU and NATO partners about how to respond to the poisoning. Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/France24_en

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