"A rare toxic substance"..5 European countries accuse Russia of killing dissidents "Navalny"

2026/02/15 1:03:04 AM

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"A rare toxic substance"..5 European countries accuse Russia of killing dissidents "Navalny"

Five European countries were accused, including Britain, France and Germany on Saturday, Russia poisoned exhibitions Alexei Navalny in prison in 2024 through the use of "A rare toxic substance"in the margin of Munich Security Conference.

The British Foreign Office said in a joint statement with Sweden, France, the Netherlands and Germany, ahead of the second anniversary of the death of Navalny, the most prominent opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, "We know that the Russian state used this deadly poison to target Navalny out of fear of dissent"

Britain stated that it would inform the International Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons of this matter "As a blatant violation by Russia" For the organization’s charter, Moscow’s claim "To immediately stop this dangerous activity"

Ecuadorian arrow frogs

The British Foreign Office explained that "Regular and coordinated action confirmed, based on laboratory analyses, that the deadly poison usually found inside the skin of Ecuadorian dart frogs was found in samples taken from the body of Alexei Navalny.".

She added that this poison "It is very likely that he caused his death". These new conclusions confirm the hypothesis put forward by the widow of the opposition figure, Yulia Navalnya, as she confirmed in September that her husband had died of poisoning.

Commenting on the findings of the five-nation investigation, Navalnya said on Saturday: "Two years ago (…) I said that Vladimir Putin killed my husband (…) and today, these words are proven by science".