U.S. Reaction
Speaking at a press conference in Bratislava alongside Slovakia’s prime minister, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed questions about why Washington was not part of the joint declaration.
“Look, those countries came to that conclusion. They coordinated that,” Rubio said. “Doesn’t mean we disagree with the outcome. We just, it wasn’t, you know, our endeavor.”
He added, “We obviously are aware of the report. It’s a troubling report. We’re aware of that case of Mr. Navalny, and certainly it’s, you know – we don’t have any reason to question it, or we’re not disputing or getting into a fight with these countries over it, but it was their report, and they put that out there.”
Family Response
Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, said she had long believed her husband was poisoned.
“I was certain from the first day that my husband had been poisoned, but now there is proof: Putin killed Alexei with chemical weapon,” she wrote in a social media post.
She thanked the countries involved in the investigation and called for accountability.
