Russia has dismissed accusations from European nations that it poisoned Alexei Navalny with epibatidine as “biased and baseless.” Britain, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands said in a joint statement on Saturday that they believe Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine, a toxic substance derived from poison dart frogs. While the US is not disputing the charge, it has refrained from direct comments. Navalny, a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, died in February 2024 at an Arctic penal colony.
