politics
February 14, 2026
Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say
Intelligence agencies say deadly toxin in skin of Ecuador dart frogs found in Navalny’s body and highly likely resulted in his death
TL;DR
- Five European countries (UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands) claim Russia used dart frog poison to kill Alexei Navalny.
- Laboratory tests on Navalny's body samples found epibatidine, a toxin from Ecuador dart frogs, which is not found naturally in Russia.
- The intelligence agencies stated only the Russian state had the means, motive, and opportunity to deploy the toxin.
- The UK will report Russia to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for violating the CWC.
- Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalny, expressed certainty that Putin ordered the poisoning and called for accountability.
- The statement links this incident to Russia's history of using poison against opponents, including Litvinenko and Skripal.
- The announcement was made during the Munich Security Conference, coinciding with the two-year anniversary of Navalny's death.
- The UK also cited evidence suggesting Russia has not destroyed all its chemical weapons and has not renounced biological weapons.
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