There is no innocent explanation for the toxin epibatidine being found on opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s body, the Foreign Office said.
Two years on from the death of Mr Navalny at a Siberian penal colony, Britain and its allies have pinned the blame on the Kremlin following analysis of material samples found on his body.
The Russian authorities have previously strenuously denied any involvement in his death.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper met Mr Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, at the Munich Security Conference this weekend.
Also at the conference, Sir Keir Starmer spoke of strengthening the UK’s ties with Europe, while US Secretary of State said the US and Europe ‘belong together’.
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