February 14, 2026
Navalny was poisoned with exotic frog toxin, five Western nations confirm
Five European countries have confirmed that Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine — a high-potency neurotoxin derived from South American poison dart frogs
TL;DR
- Five European countries (UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands) confirmed Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine.
- Epibatidine is a high-potency neurotoxin derived from South American poison dart frogs.
- Traces of epibatidine were found in biological samples taken from Navalny's body and smuggled out of Russia.
- The symptoms experienced by Navalny before death align with epibatidine poisoning.
- Epibatidine is difficult to obtain and requires sophisticated laboratory capabilities, suggesting state-level involvement.
- This finding contradicts the official Russian cause of death (natural illnesses).
- The five nations will submit their findings to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
- This accusation implies Russia is violating the Chemical Weapons Convention by maintaining and deploying chemical weapons.
- This incident adds to a pattern of chemical attacks attributed to the Russian state, including previous Novichok poisonings.
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