Late Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny’s mom Lyudmila Navalnaya touches his portrait at his grave, two years after his demise, on the Borisovskoye Cemetery in Moscow, on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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The Kremlin mentioned on Monday (February 16, 2026) that it strongly rejected accusations from 5 European nations that the Russian state had killed late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny utilizing toxin from poison dart frogs.
5 European allies on Saturday (February 14, 2026) accused Moscow of murdering Navalny with the unique poison whereas he was held in an Arctic penal colony two years in the past.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov instructed reporters on Monday (February 16, 2026) that Moscow took a really unfavourable view of what he mentioned had been false accusations.
“Naturally, we don’t settle for such accusations. We disagree with them. We think about them biased and unfounded. And, in reality, we strongly reject them,” mentioned Mr. Peskov.
Printed – February 16, 2026 04:10 pm IST