Aleksei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in a South American frog, five European countries said on Saturday, making the most concrete Western accusation yet that Russia’s leading opposition figure was murdered by his government in 2024.

Five European allies on Saturday blamed Russia ⁠for ⁠killing late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using ⁠toxin from poison dart frogs while he was held in an Arctic penal colony two years ago, ​a claim Moscow rejected as propaganda.

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.

UK, Sweden, France, Germany and Netherlands say they're "confident" Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with a lethal toxin from South American poison dart frogs.

Russia is responsible for the 2024 poisoning death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny while he was imprisoned after blaming a previous attempt on his life on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Five European countries say tests confirm late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin found in poison frogs, and they blame the Kremlin.

There is no innocent explanation for the toxin, called epibatidine, being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, the Foreign Office said.

Five European countries say tests confirm Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin found in poison frogs, and they blame the Russian state.