Russia Spokesperson: West uses Navalny death story to distract from Epstein scandal

MGR Online•International•17h ago

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Russia dismisses Western claims linking Navalny's death to poison, alleging it's a ploy to distract from the Epstein scandal.

•Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, stated that Western accusations regarding Alexei Navalny's death are designed to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
•Western nations, including the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands, alleged Russian authorities used the nerve agent epibatidine, found in poison dart frogs, to kill Navalny.
•Navalny, a Russian opposition politician, died in February 2024 while serving a prison sentence for multiple criminal offenses.
•The Russian Embassy in London called the joint statement 'propaganda about a corpse,' and the Kremlin denied the accusations as 'baseless.'

•Maria Zakharova stated that Western accusations regarding Alexei Navalny's death are 'designed to distort the flow of information' due to damage from the Epstein document leaks.
•On Saturday, the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands alleged Russian authorities used epibatidine, sourced from poison dart frogs, to kill Navalny.
•Alexei Navalny died in February 2024 while serving a prison sentence in Russia for multiple criminal offenses.
•Zakharova characterized the new claims as having elements of 'investigative stories, conspiracy theories, and other things that can attract viewer attention.'
•Recent leaks connected to Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted financier and sex trafficker, caused a major scandal in the UK, leading to governmental turmoil.
•The Russian Foreign Ministry declared it would not comment officially unless accusers provided specific evidence.
•The Russian Embassy in London referred to the joint statement as 'propaganda about a corpse,' and the Kremlin described the accusations as 'baseless.'
•In September of the previous year, Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny's widow, claimed evidence of poisoning and that lab results were suppressed for 'political reasons.'

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Maria Zakharova

"This statement is designed to distort the flow of information, which in the view of Westerners is greatly tarnished by the Epstein document leaks."

คำแถลงนี้ถูกออกแบบมาเพื่อบิดเบือนกระแสข้อมูล ซึ่งในมุมมองของชาวตะวันตกนั้นเสื่อมเสียอย่างมากจากการเปิดเผยเอกสารของเอปสตีน

Russian Embassy in London

"Propaganda about a corpse."

การโฆษณาชวนเชื่อเกี่ยวกับศพ

Kremlin

"Without factual basis."

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