Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, European nations say - AP News
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February 14, 2026
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Russia has allegedly poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a dart frog toxin, according to European nations. This claim comes after Navalny was found unwell on a flight in August 2020 and later transferred to a hospital in Germany, where he recovered. The European Union and several member states have accused Russia of using the nerve agent, which is similar to the one used in the 2018 poisoning of Sergei Skripal in the UK.
Navalny, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has long faced accusations from the Kremlin. His中毒事件 has sparked international condemnation and raised tensions between Europe and Russia. The European nations have called for an independent investigation under the auspices of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). This move is seen as a direct challenge to Russia's narrative that Navalny's poisoning was a stunt staged for Western audiences.
The use of such toxins, derived from South American dart frogs, is highly sophisticated and typically associated with state-sponsored operations.
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Originally published on AP News on 2/14/2026