Five European nations have accused the Kremlin of poisoning Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a lethal toxin derived from poison dart frogs, according to reports released Saturday. The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands made the announcement following analysis of samples taken from Navalny.
The foreign ministries of the five nations released their findings, which detailed the use of a toxin. The announcement comes amid ongoing scrutiny of the Russian government's treatment of political opponents. Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, has been the target of previous attacks.
The news of Navalny's poisoning was released on February 14, 2026. The incident has drawn international condemnation and calls for accountability. The specific details of the poisoning, including the exact timing and location, were not immediately available.
In other news, Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled out of a high-level meeting on Ukraine, according to NPR. The reason for his absence was not immediately clear. Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe, was interviewed by NPR about the Trump administration's strategy to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Venezuela is debating a sweeping amnesty for political prisoners. Relatives of political prisoners have been demonstrating, hoisting banners outside the National Assembly. The amnesty debate is taking place in Caracas, Venezuela, according to NPR.
In a separate development, the Epstein files continue to shed light on the network of individuals associated with the disgraced financier. According to Hacker News, the files reveal the extent to which some individuals continued to associate with Epstein even after his 2008 conviction for soliciting underage sex. The files highlight the "full, rotten, appalling extent" of the network, according to the source.
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