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On August 20, outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Moscow and met with the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Merkel, who speaks Russian, steps down after next month’s elections, ending 16 years as Germany’s leader.Merkel’s visit coincided with the anniversary of last year’s poisoning of leading Putin political rival Alexey Navalny, allegedly with the involvement of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).Navalny has been in a Russian jail since January, when he returned after medical treatment in Germany. For leaving the country, he was convicted of a probation violation – a prosecution that the U.S., Merkel and others say was political.Russia denies poisoning Navalny or jailing him for retribution, and Putin was asked about it at a joint news conference following the Merkel summit.Regarding the fugitive you’ve mentioned
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