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Five European countries accused Russia of "poisoning" opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a rare toxin found in South American dart frogs, according to a joint statement issued Saturday. A leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony in February 2024. France24 correspondent Benedicte Paviot reports the latest from London.

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