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Russia tells European nations who accuse it of poisoning Navalny with dart frog toxin to provide proof
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 18, 2026
2 min readLast updated: February 18, 2026
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Russia challenges European nations to provide proof of claims that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a dart frog toxin, demanding concrete evidence.
Russia Challenges European Nations to Prove Navalny Poisoning Claims
Russia's Response to Poisoning Allegations
MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Russia is demanding that European countries who accused Moscow of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a dart frog toxin provide concrete data to support their allegation, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
Accusations from European Nations
Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said on Saturday that analyses of samples from Navalny's body had confirmed the presence of epibatidine, a toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America and not found naturally in Russia. They said Moscow had the "means, motive and opportunity" to administer the poison to him.
Kremlin's Rejection of Claims
"All the accusations against Russia were of the 'highly likely' variety. There were no specific details. It was purely a proclamation to become the opening act of the Munich (security) conference and to overshadow the Epstein files," Zakharova told a news briefing on Wednesday.
Yulia Navalnaya's Statement
"We demand they hand over concrete data on this issue."
The Kremlin flatly rejected the European accusations, while Yulia Navalnaya, the late politician's widow, said the truth about her husband's death had finally been disclosed.
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov, Writing by Felix LightEditing by Andrew Osborn)
Key Takeaways
- •Russia demands proof from Europe on Navalny poisoning.
- •European nations claim Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine.
- •Kremlin rejects allegations as speculative.
- •Yulia Navalnaya comments on her husband's death.
- •Russia's response linked to Munich security conference.
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