US EditionAlexei Navalny died after being poisoned with dart frog toxin, European leaders say
- On February 14, 2026, the foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said analyses conclusively confirmed epibatidine on Alexei Navalny's body.
- Officials argue the Russian state had the means, motive and opportunity to poison Navalny while he was held in an Arctic penal colony in Siberia, viewing him as a regime threat.
- Scientists and ministers pointed to epibatidine as about 200 times stronger than morphine, Johann Wadephul called it `particularly strong`, and officials say how it was administered years ago remains unclear.
- Britain and allies plan to notify the OPCW and report Russia for breaching the Chemical Weapons Convention, while more than 400 people were detained in Russia after Navalny's death.
- His prior Novichok poisoning and return to Russia underscore that Yulia Navalnaya said two labs found her husband poisoned last year and she blamed Vladimir Putin.
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Russian opposition figure Navalny killed by toxin found in poison dart frogs, Europeans say
Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who died two years ago, was killed while in prison by a lethal toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, five European countries have said in a statement today.
Note from France, Germany, Holland, Sweden and Great Britain
European nations say Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with dart frog toxin
The foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said analysis of samples taken from Navalny's body "conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine."
Almost exactly two years ago, Navalny died in a Russian penal camp. Russia spoke of a natural death, which has been doubted for some time. On the margins of the Munich Security Conference, five European countries report on new findings.
Analysis of samples from a Russian opposition activist who died in a Siberian penal colony confirmed the presence of epibatidine.
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