US EditionUK and Allies Says Navalny Killed with Rare Dart Frog Toxin
Five European countries found lethal epibatidine toxin on Navalny's body and blamed Russia, reporting the case to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
- 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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Foreign Secretary to face questions after UK blames Kremlin for Navalny death
The UK and its allies pinned the blame for Mr Navalny’s death on the Russian state, adding that he was likely poisoned using a dart frog toxin. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to face questions from broadcasters after Britain blamed the Kremlin for killing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Ms Cooper will tour broadcast studios on Sunday morning, after the UK and its allies pinned the blame for Mr Navalny’s death on the Russian sta…
European allies say Navalny poisoned by dart frog toxin
Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny died in an Arctic prison colony in February 2024. Photo: Reuters Five European allies have blamed Russia for killing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using toxin from poison dart frogs while he was held in an Arctic penal colony two years ago.
The United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden issued a joint statement on the death of Alexei Navalny. They said that according to laboratory studies, the Kremlin critic died as a result of the poison of a tree frog that lives in Ecuador.
LONDON.– Five European allies held Russia responsible on Saturday for the death of Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny and claimed that he was poisoned with a toxin extracted from poisonous frogs while detained in an Arctic penal colony two years ago. Moscow rejected the accusation and called it propaganda. In a joint statement, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands pointed out that analysis of samples from Navalny’s body c…
Navalny's Death: UK and Allies Reveal Dart Frog Toxin Poisoning
Alexei Navalny, Russia's opposition leader who gained recognition worldwide for his anti-corruption campaign, was revealed to have been killed using a dart frog toxin, according to the UK and European allies. Navalny's cause of death revelation comes two years after his sudden death whilst in jail in 2024.Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the findings during the Munich Security Conference, after an analysis was conducted on material samp…
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