>A reliable source
Right...my reliable source just verified that they might not be poisoned.
Right...my reliable source just verified that they might not be poisoned.
This does seem to reduce the likelihood that Navalny wasn't poisoned, or that he was poisoned by someone unconnected to the government. MattGaiser's argument is that the implied threat is the goal, which is helped by confirmation of the above.
Creator of novichok, about poisen
The guy you are referring to is one of the two defectors and he was mostly an office clerk with access to top secret documents. Take his comments with care.
Moreover, institutions that worked on these substances in 1970..1980 still exist today. You do not know what they produce now, but given the general decline in scientific research in Russia, I am not surprised their deliverables barely work.