Russia’s Alexey Navalny killed by dart frog poison, European nations allege

Five European countries say findings ‘conclusively’ confirm the deadly toxin in the Russian opposition leader’s body.

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Five European countries – the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands – have accused Russia of poisoning and killing opposition leader Alexey Navalny in 2024 based on lab results from a sample taken from his body.

The five governments said in a statement on Saturday that tissue samples “conclusively” confirmed the lethal toxin epibatidine. The poison is found in wild dart frogs from South America.

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