Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was hospitalized on Thursday after a suspected poisoning. Navalny was flying from Siberia to Moscow when the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Omsk. Spokesperson Kira Yarmysh says that he’s now in intensive care. Host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Charles Maynes.
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