Navalny’s mother says poisoning confirms murder
The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says new findings on the cause of his death confirm her conviction that her son was killed. Over the weekend, the United Kingdom and several European allies issued a joint statement asserting that Navalny, who died in 2024, was poisoned with a substance derived from a toxin associated with dart frogs. According to the statement, only the Russian state possessed the capability, motive and opportunity to deploy such a lethal agent. Speaking on Monday at her son’s grave in Moscow, marking the second anniversary of his death, Lyudmila Navalnaya said the assessment validated what the family had believed from the outset. She stated that her son did not die naturally in prison but was murdered. Russian authorities have rejected the allegation. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the accusations as biased and unfounded, […]