The opposition leader has been placed on a ventilator in intensive care after being taken ill during a flight to Moscow.
, 44, a long-time critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is in intensive care in a hospital in the city of Omsk, according to Kira Yarmysh.
Mr Navalny was taken ill during a flight to Moscow from the city of Tomsk, his condition forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Omsk, so he could receive medical attention.Advertisement"Doctors are saying the toxin was absorbed quicker with hot liquid," she said, adding that Mr Navalny's team called police to the hospital.
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