Rubio says US is not disputing Navalny poisoning assessment by Europeans


U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Bratislava Airport in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS

BUDAPEST, Feb ⁠15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of ⁠State Marco Rubio on Sunday ‌called "troubling" a report by five European allies blaming Russia for killing late ​Kremlin critic Alexei ⁠Navalny using toxin ⁠from poison dart frogs, adding that ⁠Washington ‌had no reason to question it.

"We ⁠obviously are aware of the report. ​It's ‌a troubling report. We're aware ⁠of ​that case of Mr. Navalny and certainly..we don't have any ⁠reason to question it. ​We're not disputing. We're going to do a fight with ⁠these countries over it. But it was their report, and they put that out ​there," Rubio, speaking ⁠at a news conference in ​Bratislava during a ‌visit there.

(Reporting by Humeyra ​Pamuk and Jan Lopatka; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)

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