India, Feb. 16 -- At a major diplomatic event on Saturday, five European countries, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands, publicly accused Russia of using a rare and deadly toxin to kill opposition leader Alexei Navalny while he was imprisoned. The claim, released nearly two years after his death, alleges that deadly epibatidine, a toxin found in the skin of poison dart frogs, was detected in samples taken from Navalny's remains, a finding they say implicates the Russian state.

The announcement has revived international scrutiny of Navalny's death and heightened tensions between Russia and Western governments, with officials preparing further diplomatic and legal steps.

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