<p>US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had not yet seen proof that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had been poisoned as stated by Germany.</p>.<p>"I don't know exactly what happened. I think it's tragic, it's terrible, it shouldn't happen," Trump said.</p>.<p>"We haven't had any proof yet, but I will take a look at it," Trump said in a press conference."</p>.<p>Trump said he had heard that Germany had made a finding that Navalny, who fell ill on a Siberian flight last month, had been poisoned with the deadly Novichok nerve agent.</p>.<p>Since then Europe has threatened new sanctions and NATO called for an international investigation into the alleged attempted assassination.</p>.<p>Germany has briefed its NATO partners and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there was "proof beyond doubt" that Navalny was poisoned with Novichok.</p>.<p>"We have not seen it ourselves," Trump said of the evidence from German investigators.</p>.<p>Based on what Germany is saying that seems to be the case, he added.</p>.<p>"I would be very angry if that's the case," he said.</p>.<p>Trump did not say what action he would take if convinced that President Vladimir Putin's most potent political opponent had been the victim of a murder plot.</p>.<p>But he said he has been "tougher on Russia than anybody else by far."</p>.<p>At the same time, Trump said, he considered ongoing nuclear arms negotiations with Moscow more important than any other issue.</p>.<p>"It's the most important thing," he said.</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had not yet seen proof that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had been poisoned as stated by Germany.</p>.<p>"I don't know exactly what happened. I think it's tragic, it's terrible, it shouldn't happen," Trump said.</p>.<p>"We haven't had any proof yet, but I will take a look at it," Trump said in a press conference."</p>.<p>Trump said he had heard that Germany had made a finding that Navalny, who fell ill on a Siberian flight last month, had been poisoned with the deadly Novichok nerve agent.</p>.<p>Since then Europe has threatened new sanctions and NATO called for an international investigation into the alleged attempted assassination.</p>.<p>Germany has briefed its NATO partners and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there was "proof beyond doubt" that Navalny was poisoned with Novichok.</p>.<p>"We have not seen it ourselves," Trump said of the evidence from German investigators.</p>.<p>Based on what Germany is saying that seems to be the case, he added.</p>.<p>"I would be very angry if that's the case," he said.</p>.<p>Trump did not say what action he would take if convinced that President Vladimir Putin's most potent political opponent had been the victim of a murder plot.</p>.<p>But he said he has been "tougher on Russia than anybody else by far."</p>.<p>At the same time, Trump said, he considered ongoing nuclear arms negotiations with Moscow more important than any other issue.</p>.<p>"It's the most important thing," he said.</p>