UK joins call to punish Russia over Navalny case

Russia has repeated its strong insistence it had nothing to do with the alleged poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny after the United Kingdom joined France and Germany in ramping up allegations against Moscow amid calls for European Union sanctions against it.

The British foreign secretary said he believes evidence points toward Navalny having been poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent that is known to have been developed by Russia.

Dominic Raab said the UK stood, therefore, "side by side" with France and Germany in demanding action against Moscow.