Toxin Confirmed in Navalny Death, Reviving Concerns Over State Poison Use

A joint investigation by Western states has concluded that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was killed using epibatidine, a rare toxic compound derived from South American frogs. Navalny died in prison on February 16, 2024, after surviving a previous poisoning attempt in 2020 involving the nerve agent Novichok. The latest findings, confirmed by laboratories in France, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, have directly implicated the Russian government in synthesizing