UK and Allies Tie Navalny’s Death to Dart-Frog Toxin, Blaming Kremlin
TL;DR
At the Munich Security Conference, Britain and European allies said Navalny was killed by a toxin derived from epibatidine, found on his body two years after his death in a Siberian penal colony, and argued only the Russian state had the means, motive and opportunity to carry out the poisoning. Moscow denied the claim as misinformation. Navalny’s widow welcomed the findings, the UK has informed the OPCW of a suspected Chemical Weapons Convention breach, and the case—following his 2020 Novichok poisoning and 2024 death—continues to heighten tensions over Russia’s political opposition.
- Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says BBC
- Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say The New York Times
- Russia poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, five European nations say PBS
- ‘Highly likely’ that rare poison killed Putin nemesis Navalny, Europeans say The Washington Post
- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by deadly 'dart frog' toxin, Europeans say NBC News
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