{"id":2570388,"date":"2026-02-16T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-denies-european-allegation-that-kremlin-poisoned-navalny\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:25:56","slug":"russia-denies-european-allegation-that-kremlin-poisoned-navalny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-denies-european-allegation-that-kremlin-poisoned-navalny\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia denies European allegation that Kremlin poisoned Navalny"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-denies-european-allegation-that-kremlin-poisoned-navalny%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570388&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Russia denied European accusations that the Kremlin poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny in 2024, calling the charges biased and unfounded. European officials cited findings suggesting the toxin epibatidine\u2014originating from certain South american <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-leaders-say-probe-proves-alexei-navalny-was-poisoned\/\" title=\"European leaders say probe proves ... was ...\">dart frogs<\/a>\u2014could have been used and argued that only the Russian state had the means, motive, and possibility to carry out Navalny\u2019s death. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the allegations as biased, according to Reuters.the remarks came at the Munich Security Conference on the two-year anniversary of Navalny\u2019s death,as his wife,Yulia Navalnaya,welcomed the investigations and asserted that Putin was responsible,posting on X. For context, Navalny previously survived a 2020 poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok in Germany before his return to russia and subsequent arrest.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Russia denies European allegation that Kremlin poisoned opposition leader<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2504885\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a> on Monday denied allegations it killed former Russian opposition leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexei-navalny\/\">Alexei Navalny<\/a> in 2024 with a poison derived from a dart frog toxin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Naturally, we do not accept such accusations. We disagree with them. We consider them biased and not based on anything. And we strongly reject them,&rdquo; Kremlin spokesman&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/dmitry-peskov\/\">Dmitry Peskov&nbsp;<\/a>told reporters,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/kremlin-says-it-strongly-rejects-european-accusations-it-poisoned-navalny-with-2026-02-16\/\">according to <em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458945\/ukraine-charges-german-galushchenko-wide-ranging-corruption-case\/\">Ukraine charges former energy minister in connection to wide-ranging corruption case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458871\/netanyahu-dismantling-nuclear-equipment-us-iran-deal\/\">Netanyahu calls for dismantling of nuclear equipment in US-Iran deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458593\/second-round-us-iran-talks-next-week-geneva\/\">Second round of US-Iran nuclear talks set for next week in Geneva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Russia&rsquo;s response comes two years to the day that Navalny died in a&nbsp;Siberian penal colony, with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\">United Kingdom<\/a> and some European allies using the anniversary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/malinowski-reveals-millions-of-dollars-in-undisclosed-stock-trades\/\" title=\"Malinowski Reveals Millions of Dollars in Undisclosed Stock Trades\">announce findings<\/a> from an analysis of samples from his body after his family&rsquo;s prolonged fight to reclaim it following his death.<\/p>\n<p>Through a press conference on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, in addition to a joint statement, the U.K., <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\">France<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\">Germany<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/netherlands\/\">Netherlands<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sweden\/\">Sweden<\/a> announced &ldquo;only the Russian state&#8239;had the means, motive and opportunity to deploy this lethal toxin to target Navalny&rdquo; and &ldquo;we hold it responsible for his death.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Epibatidine can be found naturally in dart frogs in the wild in South America,&rdquo; the countries <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458495\/navalny-widow-demands-accountability-for-putin\/\">wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia. There is no innocent explanation for its presence in&#8239;Navalny&rsquo;s body.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Navalny&rsquo;s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, who has remained adamant that Russia &ldquo;murdered&rdquo; her husband, welcomed the news and expressed her gratitude for the investigation, despite her grief.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was certain from the first day that my husband had been poisoned, but now there is proof: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\">[Russian President Vladimir]  Putin<\/a> killed Alexei with [a] chemical weapon,&rdquo; she wrote on X. &ldquo;Putin is a murderer. He must be held accountable for all his crimes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scientists from five European countries have established: my husband, Alexei Navalny, was poisoned with epibatidine &mdash; a neurotoxin, one of the deadliest poisons on earth. In nature, this poison can be found on the skin of the Ecuadorian dart frog. It causes paralysis, respiratory&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/doHGgSgzMA\">pic.twitter.com\/doHGgSgzMA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yulia Navalnaya (@yulia_navalnaya) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yulia_navalnaya\/status\/2022652772500316538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458495\/navalny-widow-demands-accountability-for-putin\/\">ALEXEI NAVALNY&rsquo;S WIDOW DEMANDS &lsquo;ACCOUNTABILITY&rsquo; FOR PUTIN AFTER EUROPEAN LEADERS SAY HUSBAND WAS POISONED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Navalnaya announced Navalny&rsquo;s death at the Munich Security Conference in 2024 amid claims from Russia that Putin&rsquo;s most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prominent domestic critic died<\/a> of &ldquo;natural causes&rdquo; after he took a short walk at the penal colony, to which he had only been recently transferred, before he reported feeling unwell, collapsed, and never regained consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has previously been accused of poisoning Navalny with the prohibited nerve agent Novichok in 2020, from which the anti-corruption activist and politician recovered in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\">Germany<\/a> until his return and arrest in Russia in 2021 on trumped-up charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia denies it poisoned Navalny with frog toxin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2570389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26045466731887.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4885,4890,4280],"class_list":["post-2570388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-kremlin","tag-navalny","tag-russia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26045466731887.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570388"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570392,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570388\/revisions\/2570392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}