⚖️🌍 European states accuse Russia of Navalny's poisoning on second anniversary of his death

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On the second anniversary of Alexei Navalny's death, five European countries accused Russia of poisoning him with epibatidine, a toxic substance derived from South American frogs. The UK, France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands presented evidence linking the Kremlin to the act, while Russia denied the allegations, calling them unfounded. Calls for justice and further sanctions against Russia are growing, with Navalny's family and international leaders demanding accountability for his death.

Key points

• Five European countries present evidence linking epibatidine toxin to Navalny's death.
• Russia denies allegations, calling them unfounded and politically motivated.
• Calls for justice and further sanctions against Russia are growing among international leaders.

Links

• TGCOM24: Due anni fa moriva Alexei Navalny, Memorial Italia a Tgcom24: "L'opposizione russa? Una chance dalla piattaforma al Consiglio d'Europa"
• TGCOM24: Due anni dopo la morte di Navalny, nel mirino del regime russo giornalisti e avvocati
• Rzeczpospolita: Tym otruto Aleksieja Nawalnego. Czym jest toksyna żaby drzewołazowatej?
• wiadomosci.wp.pl: "Spisek Kremla". Brytyjczycy ujawniają ws. śmierci Nawalnego
• BFMTV: "Alexeï Navalny continue de faire peur à Vladimir Poutine": deux ans après la mort de l'opposant politique...
• Deutsche Welle: El Kremlin rechaza acusaciones de envenenamiento de Navalny
• ANSA: Due anni fa la morte dell'oppositore russo Alexei Navalny
• El Mundo: Dos años sin Navalny: su madre exige "justicia" tras conocerse el veneno utilizado para "asesinarlo"
• Politico: Kremlin denies Russia poisoned Navalny with frog toxin
• Europa Press: Rusia rechaza "categóricamente" las acusaciones de países europeos de que asesinó a Navalni con agente nervioso
• TGCOM24: Due anni dopo la morte di Navalny, nel mirino del regime russo giornalisti e avvocati
• wiadomosci.wp.pl: "Spisek Kremla". Brytyjczycy ujawniają ws. śmierci Nawalnego
• Le Monde: Mort d’Alexeï Navalny : la Russie juge « biaisées et infondées » les accusations européennes d’empoisonnement
• Tagesschau (ARD): Kreml weist europäischen Vorwurf der Vergiftung von Nawalny zurück

Facts

• Navalny died in a Siberian prison on 16 February 2024.
• Epibatidine is 200 times more potent than morphine and can be synthetically produced.
• Five European countries have referred the case to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
• Navalny's widow and mother have publicly demanded justice for his death.
• The Kremlin has denied all allegations of involvement in Navalny's poisoning.

Quotes

• Only the Russian regime had the motive, the means and the opportunity to administer this lethal poison while he was imprisoned in Russia — Yvette Cooper
• Two years have passed and we already know what he was poisoned with. I believe it will take time and we will ultimately find out who did it — Liudmila Navalnaya
• He was killed. He was very young — less than 50. He spent his last years in torturous conditions… Putin killed him — Yulia Navalnaya

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