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

Al JazeeraEN 2 min read 100% complete by Edna MohamedFebruary 14, 2026 at 07:13 PM

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In February 2026, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands accused Russia of poisoning and killing opposition leader Alexey Navalny in February 2024. The countries stated that lab results from tissue samples taken from Navalny's body "conclusively" confirmed the presence of epibatidine, a lethal toxin found in dart frogs. The countries allege Russia had the means, motive, and opportunity to administer the poison, and are reporting Russia to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for violating the Chemical Weapons Convention. Russia has dismissed the allegations as Western propaganda, stating they will comment once the test results are publicly presented. Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, died in an Arctic penal colony while serving a 19-year sentence.

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