The United Kingdom and its allies announced on Saturday that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison derived from the skin of Ecuadorian dart frogs, a neurotoxin classified as a chemical weapon. The announcement, made during a security conference in Munich, was intended to grab global headlines, according to Sky News.
Navalny's death occurred in a Russian prison. 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 UK and its allies believe that "only Putin's Kremlin" could be behind the assassination, as stated by Sky News.
The timing of the announcement was strategic, as naming the alleged perpetrator of such a political assassination is a form of information weapon, according to Sky News. The extraordinary announcement was made at the Munich Security Conference.
In other news, the US military launched retaliatory strikes against over 30 ISIL targets in Syria between February 3 and 12, hitting the armed group's infrastructure and weapons storage facilities with precision munitions, according to Al Jazeera, citing a statement from US Central Command (CENTCOM). The strikes were in response to the killing of two US soldiers and an interpreter last year.
Meanwhile, diplomats in Havana are preparing for potential changes in Cuba, with some expressing frustration with Washington's attempts to unseat the Cuban government, according to The Guardian. The article also noted that the country is facing a crisis due to lack of fuel, tourists, and cash.
Finally, in Ukraine, Russian forces launched a drone attack on the city of Odesa on Saturday, killing an elderly woman and damaging residential buildings, according to Al Jazeera.
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