5 European nations say Alexei Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin

By The Associated Press

FILE - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media in front of security officers standing guard at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption office in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019.

In a joint statement, the foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands say Navalny was poisoned by Russia with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison dart frogs.

(Image credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Source:: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/14/nx-s1-5714517/eu-europe-russia-navalny