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UK and Allies Says Navalny Killed with Rare Dart Frog Toxin

Five European governments confirmed epibatidine poisoning of Navalny in a Russian penal colony and reported Russia 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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Western laboratories have found evidence that Alexey Navalnyi was murdered in a Russian penal camp. Epibatidine was detected during analyses.

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Five European countries, including Britain, France and Germany, accused Russia of poisoning opposition leader Alexei Navalnien prison in 2024 using a "rare toxin."The information was released this Saturday in the framework of the Munich Security Conference.Read more

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