{"id":318052,"date":"2026-02-14T21:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-science-behind-the-frog-poison-that-allegedly-killed-alexei-navalny\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T21:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:00:19","slug":"the-science-behind-the-frog-poison-that-allegedly-killed-alexei-navalny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-science-behind-the-frog-poison-that-allegedly-killed-alexei-navalny\/","title":{"rendered":"The science behind the frog poison that allegedly killed Alexei Navalny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WQxHjr2WB8k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The science behind the frog poison that allegedly killed Alexei Navalny\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WQxHjr2WB8k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Russian state has long been accused of using exotic poisons to murder its opponents, whether the nerve agent Novichok or radioactive plutonium isotopes. <\/p>\n<p>Navalny was a political dissident who challenged Putin. He survived being poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent. <\/p>\n<p>He died in prison after being poisoned with a deadly toxin found in Ecuadorian dart frogs, the UK and other allies have claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Russian authorities insist Navalny&#8217;s death was natural.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/the-science-behind-the-frog-poison-that-allegedly-killed-alexei-navalny-13507513<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #russia #ukraine #worldnews #alexeinavalny <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Russian state has long been accused of using exotic poisons to murder its opponents, whether the nerve agent Novichok or radioactive plutonium isotopes. 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