European Nations Confirm Navalny Poisoning by Russia

Five European countries (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, and Netherlands) have confirmed that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died from poisoning with epibatidine, a rare toxin from an Ecuadoran dart frog, while in an Arctic prison two years ago. They accuse the Russian state of having the 'means, motive and opportunity' to administer the poison. The Russia===Kremlin, through spokesman Dmitry Peskov and Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, has vehemently rejected these accusations as 'biased and baseless propaganda'. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Washington is 'not disputing' the European report, calling it 'very troubling'. Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has declared that it is now 'science proven' her husband was murdered. This event has led to calls for new sanctions against Russia and a transparent investigation into Navalny's death by a broader group of countries including Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.