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The determination is based on analysis of a sample from the opposition leader.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a rare lethal toxin found in poison dart frogs from South America, according to a joint statement from the U.K., France, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany.
The European partners said they are confident in their determination based on analyses of samples from Navalny which confirmed the presence of the lethal toxin, Epibatidine.
Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony at age 47, Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service announced in February 2024.
"Russia claimed that Navalny died of natural causes. But given the toxicity of epibatidine and reported symptoms, poisoning was highly likely the cause of his death," the European partners said.
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a rare lethal toxin found in poison dart frogs from South America, according to a joint statement from the U.K., France, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany.
The European partners said they are confident in their determination based on analyses of samples from Navalny which confirmed the presence of the lethal toxin, Epibatidine.
Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony at age 47, Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service announced in February 2024.
"Russia claimed that Navalny died of natural causes. But given the toxicity of epibatidine and reported symptoms, poisoning was highly likely the cause of his death," the European partners said.
Continued below.
Alexei Navalny was killed by Russia with poison dart frog toxin, 5 European countries say
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a rare lethal toxin, according to the UK, France, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany.