Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny is still unable to pour himself a glass of water, or use his phone properly. However, CNN reports the outspoken critic of the Kremlin says he is still on a 'clear road' towards recovering from his near-fatal poisoning. I did not recognize people and did not understand how to talk. Now I'm a guy whose legs are shaking when he walks up the stairs. Alexey Navalny Russian dissident CNN reports the German government says Navalny was poisoned with a chemical agent from the Novichok group. That conclusion is supported by French and Swedish labs. Navalny's team says German specialists have found traces of the nerve agent on a water bottle taken from Navalny's hotel room in Tomsk, Russia.