56 of the 193 member states of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), including the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union, criticized the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a Novichok substance.

      The joint statement of the countries is published on the official website of the OPCW. “OPCW analysis of biomedical samples confirms the presence of a cholinesterase inhibitor. Note that the cholinesterase inhibitor has been identified as a nerve agent from a group of chemicals known as Novichok,” the document says. In addition to the USA and Great Britain, the statement was signed by all EU countries, Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia, Australia, Canada, Japan and others.