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Five Countries Blame Russia for Navalny Death
Five countries say Russia poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny. They found dart frog toxin caused his death.
The countries are the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. The United Kingdom is considering new sanctions against Russia.
Secretary of State Rubio said the United States supports their findings. A UK official called the claim deeply serious. Russia rejected the assessment as nonsense.
Klear Note — Alexei Navalny was a Russian opposition leader who died in prison in 2024. Dart frog toxin is a deadly poison from certain frogs. Five Western countries jointly investigated his death.
Key Terms 3
- Alexei Navalny
- Russian opposition leader who died in 2024
- dart frog toxin
- Poison from a type of frog, reportedly used in the poisoning
- sanctions
- Penalties imposed on a country to punish or change its behavior