Germany threatens Russia if you don't speak the truth about Alexei Navajo poisoning

The fierce critic of the Kremlin, 44, was ill on a flight to Moscow and has been in a coma since being sent to a hospital in Berlin on August 22nd.

German authorities say the tests showed it was poisoned with a chemical nervous agent from the Novichok group.

Speaking to the weekly Bildm Sontag newspaper, Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said “I hope the Russians won't force us to change our position regarding Nord Stream 2.

If there is no contribution from the Russian side to the ongoing investigation, we will have to consult with our partners. ”

If completed, the project would deliver Russian gas directly to Germany under the Baltic Sea.

Maas said it was in Russia's interest to be co-operative about the investigation into what happened to Navajo.

“We have high expectations from the Russians to bring light on this serious crime,” said Maas.

If they have no connection to this attack, then it is in their interest to put the facts on the table. ”

Maas did not rule out the possibility of sanctions against Russia, telling the paper that if “will be used effectively must be determined”.

However, he also acknowledged that the ban on building the nearly finished pipeline would harm German and European firms, saying there were “more than 100 companies from 12 European countries” involved and that “around half of them” were from Germany.

“Whoever requests this must be aware of the consequences,” he said.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has previously said the poisoning of Navajo was an attempted assassination aimed at silence one of President Vladimir Putin's harshest critics and called for a thorough investigation.