Poisoned Putin Opponents Seek Justice in Exile

Several Russian journalists and human rights activists who fled the country following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine claim they were poisoned while traveling through Europe in the past year. The alleged poisonings, detailed in a report by independent Russian investigative news outlet The Insider, began in the fall of 2022. This follows a pattern of Kremlin critics and opposition figures being targeted with poison, including former Ukrainian leader Viktor Yushchenko, Alexander Litvinenko, and Sergei Skripal. The exiled individuals experienced symptoms consistent with poisoning, and experts believe their symptoms point to exogenous poisoning.