"Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a rare and lethal toxin found in the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday. The foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said analysis of samples taken from Navalny's body conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine. It is a neurotoxin found in the skin of dart frogs in South America that is not found naturally in Russia, they said."
"The countries said in a joint statement that Russia had the means, motive and opportunity to administer this poison. They said they were reporting Russia to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for a breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention. They made the announcement as Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany as the second anniversary of Navalny's death approaches."
The Independent funds on-the-ground journalism across issues including reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech through donations and keeps reporting free by not using paywalls. The outlet investigates political finance and produces documentaries that spotlight activists, arguing that quality journalism should be accessible to all and paid for by those who can afford it. Five European foreign ministries — the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands — said tests on Alexei Navalny's body conclusively found epibatidine, a rare neurotoxin from South American dart frogs, and reported Russia to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
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