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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) called “troubling” a report by five European allies blaming Russia for sidesplitting precocious Kremlin professional Alexei Navalny utilizing toxin from poison dart frogs, adding that Washington had nary crushed to question it.
“We evidently are alert of the report. It’s a troubling report. We’re alert of that lawsuit of Mr. Navalny and certainly..we don’t person any crushed to question it. We’re not disputing. We’re going to bash a combat with these countries implicit it. But it was their report, and they enactment that retired there,” Mr. Rubio, speaking astatine a quality conference successful Bratislava during a visit.
In a associated statement, Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) said analyses of samples from Navalny’s assemblage “conclusively” confirmed the beingness of epibatidine, a toxin recovered successful poison dart frogs successful South America and not recovered people successful Russia.
The Russian government, which has repeatedly denied any work for Navalny’s decease portion helium was held successful an Arctic penal colony 2 years ago, dismissed the latest allegations arsenic “a Western propaganda hoax,” according to Russia’s authorities quality agency TASS.
When asked wherefore the United States did not join the statement, Mr. Rubio said this was an endeavour by them.
“Those countries came to that conclusion. They coordinated that. We chose - Doesn’t mean we disagree with the outcome. We just, it wasn’t, our endeavour. Sometimes countries spell retired and bash their happening with based connected the quality they’ve gathered.” Mr. Rubio said.
“We’re not disputing oregon getting into a combat with these countries implicit it. But it was their report, and they enactment that retired there,” helium added.
Russian Opposition person Navalny died successful an Arctic situation colony successful February 2024, aft being convicted of extremism and different charges, each of which helium denied.
