Merkel secretly met with Navalny in the Charite. This was reported by der Spiegel.
The apostrophe reports that according to the influential German publication Der Spiegel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel secretly visited Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during his stay at the Charite clinic
“The fact that the chancellor herself visited the opposition politician must be the key for the Russian government to ensure that Berlin does not give up and learns the truth”, – the German magazine suggests.
Merkel was reportedly briefed daily about Navalny’s condition and how treatment is progressing.