The UK and its allies announced that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison derived from an Ecuadorian dart frog toxin, a neurotoxin classified as a chemical weapon, according to Sky News. The announcement, made at a security conference in Munich, was deliberately timed to grab global headlines, the outlet reported. Navalny died in prison in Russia, and the UK and its allies believe the poison was administered by the Kremlin.
The poison, which is 200 times stronger than morphine, caused victims to suffocate in agony, according to Germany's foreign minister, as reported by Sky News. The toxin was likely manufactured in a laboratory rather than taken directly from the frogs, Sky News understands. The Russian state has a history of using exotic poisons to murder its opponents, including nerve agents and radioactive isotopes, the outlet noted.
The timing of the announcement was strategic, as naming the alleged perpetrators of such an assassination is a form of information weapon, according to Sky News. The UK and its allies chose the Munich security conference to make the accusation.
In other news, former US President Donald Trump stated that regime change in Iran "would be the best thing that could happen" as the US deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, according to Sky News. Trump made the remarks after visiting troops at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
Also, four new astronauts arrived at the International Space Station to replace a crew that returned to Earth early due to health concerns, Sky News reported. The newcomers joined the three crew members already on board the space station.
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