US EditionUK and Allies Says Navalny Killed with Rare Dart Frog Toxin
Five European governments confirmed epibatidine toxin from South American dart frogs in Navalny’s samples, blaming Russia for the poisoning and reporting it to the OPCW.
- 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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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…
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