US ‘not disputing’ European assessment of Navalny poisoning, Rubio says

Secretary of state says Washington will 'not fight' European partners on their findings as UK considers new sanctions.

Navalny was poisoned by Kremlin, say 5 European countries

The top diplomats of the UK, France, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands say the analysis of samples from the late Russian opposition leader Alex Navalny conclusively proves a state-ordered killing.

US ‘not disputing’ a ‘troubling’ European report on Navalny poisoning, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that Washington is “not disputing” a report by five European countries that imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was fatally poisoned with a rare frog “toxin”. Rubio said the report released on Saturday by Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden was “very troubling”. Britain, which has outright blamed Russia for Navalny’s death, said it was considering new sanctions on Moscow as a result. Navalny, a staunch critic of...

By Agence France-Presse