US EditionUK and Allies Says Navalny Killed with Rare Dart Frog Toxin
Five European countries blame Russia for Navalny's death, citing conclusive forensic proof of poison dart frog toxin epibatidine found on his body samples.
- 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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Russia poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, five European nations say
The U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands say European lab tests confirmed epibatidine in his body. They say the toxin does not occur naturally in Russia.
Kremlin Poisoned Alexei Navalny With Dart Frog Toxin, 5 European Countries Allege
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died after he was allegedly poisoned by the Kremlin with the toxin from a poison dart frog, according to a joint statement by five European countries on Feb. 14. The UK, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands announced their findings on Saturday after an analysis of samples from Navalny allegedly showed there was a presence of epibatidine in his system. Epibatidine is a toxin found in poison dart fr…
Germany and four other European countries, according to their own statements, have evidence that the Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny was poisoned in Russian prison. He died on 16 February 2024 in a penal colony in Siberia - according to Russian statements of natural death.
Five European states blame Russia for poisoning Navalny
Five European countries have concluded that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died after being poisoned with epibatidine, a rare toxin found in South American dart frogs, and have held the Russian state responsible. The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands issued a joint statement on Saturday following laboratory analysis of biological samples taken from Navalny’s body. Navalny died on 16 February 2024 in the IK-6 p…
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The Mercury newsRussia poisoned Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, European nations say
Russian authorities said that the politician became ill after a walk and died from natural causes.
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