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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dan Haygarth

Yulia Navalnaya releases statement following latest revelations on husband’s death

  • Alexei Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, announced that scientists from five European countries confirmed her husband was poisoned with epibatidine.
  • Epibatidine is identified as a deadly neurotoxin, naturally found on the Ecuadorian dart frog, which causes paralysis and respiratory arrest.
  • Navalnaya directly accused Vladimir Putin of using a chemical weapon to kill her husband, stating she had been certain of this from the outset.
  • She thanked European states for their two-year investigation, which she said uncovered the truth about the poisoning.
  • While the Kremlin denies involvement, the UK and its allies maintain that only the Russian state possessed the capability and motive for such an attack.

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