Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison in Russia after being poisoned with a deadly toxin found in the skin of Ecuadorian dart frogs, the UK and other allies have revealed.
The "barbaric" act - using a neurotoxin that is classed as a chemical weapon - could only have been carried out by Vladimir Putin's government, they said on Saturday.
The poisoning, "highly likely", resulted in Mr Navalny's death.
Sky News understands it is likely the toxin was manufactured in a laboratory rather than actually taken from the frogs
It is not clear how the frog poison - called epibatidine - was allegedly administered to the dissident, who had been in a penal colony in Siberia when he died almost exactly two years ago.
Indigenous tribes in South America are said to use the toxin in blow darts or blowguns when they hunt.
The poison - described as "one of the deadliest on earth" - is 200 times stronger than morphine. It causes paralysis, breathing difficulties and death.
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