US EditionUK and Allies Says Navalny Killed with Rare Dart Frog Toxin
Five European governments confirmed epibatidine poisoning in Navalny, attributing his 2024 death in prison to the Russian state and reporting Russia to the OPCW for chemical weapons violations.
- 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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European allies say Navalny was poisoned by dart frog toxin
Five European allies on Saturday blamed Russia for killing late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using toxin from poison dart frogs while he was held in an Arctic penal colony two years ago, a claim Moscow rejected as propaganda. In a joint statement, Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said analyses of samples from Navalny's body "conclusively" confirmed the presence of epibatidine, a toxin found in poison dart frogs in South Amer…
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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