Five European countries confirmed that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the substance epibatidine, marking the first known instance of a state using this poison.

Five European countries confirmed that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the substance epibatidine, marking the first known instance of a state using this poison.

@meduzalive 14 Feb 2026, 16:14

The United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands issued a joint statement regarding the poisoning of Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison with the toxin epibatidine, derived from a South American frog.

@meduzalive 14 Feb 2026, 13:41

The UK, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands stated that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the toxin epibatidine, which is not found in Russia, and called for accountability for violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

@ostorozhno_novosti 14 Feb 2026, 13:18

Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the substance epibatidine, extracted from the skin of the poison dart frog, as confirmed by laboratories in several European countries.

@meduzalive 14 Feb 2026, 13:14

The UK and its partners confirmed the presence of the toxin epibatidine in Alexei Navalny's body samples, which likely caused his death, with Russian authorities having the means and motive to use it.

@varlamov_news 14 Feb 2026, 13:08

Yulia Navalnaya stated that her husband Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the neurotoxin epibatidine, confirmed by scientists from five European countries, and accused Vladimir Putin of his murder.

@varlamov_news 14 Feb 2026, 12:50

Laboratories in the UK, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands confirmed that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the toxin epibatidine, extracted from the skin of the South American poison dart frog, and representatives of these countries will make a joint statement at the Munich conference.

@varlamov_news 14 Feb 2026, 12:13