"In a joint statement, the five countries said laboratory analysis of samples from his body found epibatidine, a toxin associated with South American dart frogs, and argued there was no innocent explanation for its presence. The announcement, made almost exactly two years after Navalny's death in February 2024, increases pressure on the Kremlin and raises the prospect of further coordinated Western action."
"While Washington did not join the European statement, Rubio said the decision did not signal its disagreement. We don't have any reason to question it, Rubio said, adding that the US was not seeking a fight with its European partners over the findings. The UK warned that it was considering imposing further sanctions on Moscow. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told the BBC that the government would continue to look at coordinated action, including increasing sanctions on the Russian regime."
The United States is not disputing European findings that Alexey Navalny was poisoned with the frog toxin epibatidine. Five European countries — the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden — accused the Russian state of killing Navalny in a Siberian penal colony and said laboratory analysis found epibatidine with no innocent explanation for its presence. The announcement, near the second anniversary of his death in February 2024, increases pressure on the Kremlin and raises the prospect of coordinated Western action. Washington said it had no reason to question the findings and avoided a fight with European partners. The UK said it is considering further coordinated sanctions to maintain pressure on the Russian regime.
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