Russia strongly protests to Berlin's Moscow envoy over Navalny allegations
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry on Wednesday said it had protested strongly to Berlin's envoy in Moscow over allegations made by Germany about the illness and hospitalisation of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
In a statement, the foreign ministry said it had protested against what it said was Berlin's "obvious use of the situation as a means to discredit our country on the international stage."
(Reporting by Alexander Marrow and Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Alex Richardson)