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UK and Allies Says Navalny Killed with Rare Dart Frog Toxin
- 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; Russia Rejects Claims
LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - 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.
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…
Foreign Secretary to face questions after UK blames Kremlin for Navalny death
The UK and its allies pinned the blame for Mr Navalny’s death on the Russian state, adding that he was likely poisoned using a dart frog toxin. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to face questions from broadcasters after Britain blamed the Kremlin for killing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Ms Cooper will tour broadcast studios on Sunday morning, after the UK and its allies pinned the blame for Mr Navalny’s death on the Russian sta…
European allies say Navalny poisoned by dart frog toxin
Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny died in an Arctic prison colony in February 2024. Photo: Reuters Five European allies have blamed Russia for killing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using toxin from poison dart frogs while he was held in an Arctic penal colony two years ago.
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.
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