Britain has blasted the Kremlin for the brutal murder of Alexei Navalny — and warned the world: we must be ready for Russian aggression.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper didn’t mince words, saying Moscow wields truth as its most dangerous weapon — and confirming that Navalny’s death was a calculated hit by the Russian state.
“The Kremlin had the means, motive, and opportunity. Make no mistake — they are capable of shocking acts of violence, and we must stay prepared,” Cooper declared.
The warning comes as the UK and EU allies unite to expose Russia’s barbaric actions, following joint lab testing that confirmed Navalny was poisoned with a lethal dart-frog toxin while in a Siberian prison.
With tensions escalating, Cooper stressed that vigilance across Europe is critical: Moscow’s threats aren’t over — they’re just beginning.
The Russian embassy in London said Cooper’s announcement is the “feeble-mindedness of Western fabulists.
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Cooper suggested further sanctions might happen, “We continue to look at co-ordinated action, including increasing sanctions on the Russian regime.
“As you know, we have been pursuing this as part of our response to the brutal invasion of Ukraine, where we are also coming up to the fourth anniversary of that invasion as well.
We believe that it is the partnerships that we build abroad that make us stronger at home. It is by acting alongside our European allies, alongside allies across the world, that we do maintain that pressure on the Russian regime.
She added, “The other thing that I would say specifically about Alexei Navalny is one of the things he said was ‘tell the truth, spread the truth’, because that is the most dangerous weapon of all.
“That was his comment about the Russian regime. He is no longer able to do that, but that is why we are continuing to do that for him, and for his widow as well.
That Cold War peace dividend…has gone, and we need to be ready for Russian aggression continuing towards Europe.
Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme she said the accusation against the Kremlin is “deeply serious,” she added, “The statement that we made yesterday shows that we have the evidence.
The Russian embassy in London said in a statement, “There is no reason whatsoever to credit such ‘findings’ by Western ‘experts’.
“As with the Skripal case, there are strident accusations, media hysteria, zero evidence, and a host of questions the accusers would rather ignore. So what was it in the end – poison derived from the skin of a South American frog or Novichok?
The statement added, “We have become accustomed to the feeble-mindedness of Western fabulists. One must ask what kind of person would believe this nonsense about a frog.
“Yet what truly shocks is the method now favoured by Western politicians – necro-propaganda. This is not a quest for justice but a mockery of the dead.
“Even after the death of the Russian citizen, London and the European capitals cannot allow him to rest in peace – a fact that speaks volumes about those who instigated this campaign.”
