MOSCOW.- The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died poisoned by a lethal toxin present in poison dart frogsalso known as ‘arrowhead’, originating from South America.
This was reported in a joint statement United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany y Netherlands.
According to the note, the respective governments reached this conclusion after analyzing samples taken from Navalni, which conclusively confirmed the presence of the substance called epibatidine in your body.
Russia maintains that Navalny died of natural causes in prison. However, the statement notes that, Given the toxicity of epibatidine and the reported symptoms, it is very likely that poisoning was the cause of his death..
Epibatidine caused the death of Alexei Navalni, according to findings confirmed by Europe
Alexei Navalny died at the age of 47 while in a prison in Siberia in February 2024, because Russia had the means, the motive and the opportunity to administer the poison to him, the signatory governments noted.
The aforementioned European countries highlighted that the presence of epibatidine was confirmed “conclusively” in the samples analyzed. The substance, associated with poison dart frogsis considered highly toxic.
British media indicated that this poison is approximately 200 times more powerful than morphine.
According to the document, the toxicity of the compound and the reported symptoms reinforce the hypothesis that poisoning was decisive in the death of the Russian opponent.
British media added that it is unclear how the poison would have been administered to Navalny.
Given the findings, United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany y Netherlands They claimed Russia’s “repeated” and “evident” contempt for the international law and the Chemical Weapons Convention.
They recalled that in August 2020 they condemned the use of novichok to poison Navalni, as well as the attack on Salisburyin 2018, against the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.
In both cases, “only the Russian State had the means, the motive and the disregard for international law to carry out these attacks,” the joint note points out.
The signatory governments reported that their permanent representatives to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons They notified the director general about what they consider a violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
In addition, they expressed concern that Russia has not destroyed all of its chemical weapons.
They stressed the need to demand accountability for alleged violations of both the Chemical Weapons Convention as of the Biological Weapons Convention.
Yulia Navalnaya and the United Kingdom demand responsibility from the Kremlin
The widow of the dissident, Yulia Navalnayaappeared at a press conference parallel to the Security Conference which is celebrated in Munich to announce the discovery.
At that event, the British Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooperstated that since Navalni’s death the United Kingdom has investigated “with iron determination” the truth about what happened.
“Only the Russian Government had the means, the motive and the opportunity to use this lethal toxin against Alexei Navalny during his imprisonment in Russia. Today, together with his widow, the United Kingdom sheds light on the Kremlin’s barbaric plot to silence his voice”Cooper stated.
The five countries assured that they will use “all political instruments” at their disposal to continue holding Russia accountable for this case.
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