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Rubio Calls European Report on Navalny Poisoning ‘Troubling’. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as “troubling” a report concluding that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was killed with poison. France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom said Russia used a toxin derived from a poison dart frog, leading to Navalny’s death in a penal colony two years ago. Moscow rejected the accusations, dismissing the findings by the five European governments. Rubio said the U.S. had no reason to question the report’s conclusions, even though Washington did not join the joint European statement. He added that the coordinated declaration by the five countries “doesn’t mean we disagree with the outcome.” Rubio made the remarks during a visit to Slovakia, where he met Prime Minister Robert Fico. He is also set to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whose government has often clashed with Brussels. Rubio’s trip to Slovakia and Hungary aims to strengthen ties with two EU nations whose leaders are seen as close to Donald Trump.
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