The UK says evidence shows Alexei Navalny was killed using a toxin derived from Ecuadorian dart frogs.
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The UK says evidence shows Alexei Navalny was killed using a toxin derived from Ecuadorian dart frogs.
Yvette Cooper stated the poisoning breaches international chemical weapons rules.
Navalny died two years ago in a Siberian prison.
He was a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin.
Russia previously claimed Navalny died of natural causes.
Five European laboratories conducted tests on samples from his body.
The samples were reportedly smuggled out of the prison.
The toxin used was described as obscure and rare.
Cooper said only the Russian government had the means, motive, and opportunity.
The findings were reported to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
The UK is considering coordinated action, including increased sanctions.
Cooper spoke on BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
She was attending the Munich Security Conference with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
European leaders discussed preparing for potential Russian aggression.
Yulia Navalnaya has long maintained her husband was murdered.
The Russian embassy in London denied involvement.
The embassy compared the case to the 2018 Skripal poisoning.
Priti Patel called for stronger action against Russia.
Patel said sanctions are being circumvented.
She suggested targeting financial flows supporting the Russian economy.
She called for action against Russian-linked businesses in the UK.
The discussion occurs near the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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