Rob Schmitz

Germany's foreign ministry said it was informed in advance of the attack on Iran.

In a joint statement, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom stressed they did not participate in the strikes by the U.S.

and Israel, and they condemned Iran's counterattacks, urging Tehran to seek what they called a negotiated solution.

The joint statement drew a blistering response from Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who accused Western Europe of having gone pathetically soft and urged them to back efforts to confront Tehran.

The sharp language highlights tensions in the transatlantic relationship as European leaders brace for a confrontation that could further strain Western unity in the days ahead.

Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.

Last year, Vance's speech was pretty scathing, pretty critical of Europe, and Rubio maintained some of that tone, but he expanded it to include the U.S., saying that the entire West had been naive that the post-Cold War rules-based global order rested on the beliefs that free trade would guarantee peace and break down borders.

Instead, he argued it led to out-of-control migration and had disintegrated what he called Christian values.

A statement from Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands states that authorities conclude Navalny was poisoned with the lethal toxin epibatidine.

found in poison dart frogs in South America.

Russia claimed the opposition leader died of natural causes, but according to the statement, poisoning was, quote, highly likely the cause of his death.

Navalny was held in prison when he died, meaning Russia had the means, motive, and opportunity to administer the poison to him, read the statement.

Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalny, told reporters at the Munich Security Conference that the finding is a validation of her longstanding assertion that Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for her husband's death.

Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Munich.

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It's time to show the world this kid got game.

A statement from Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands states that authorities conclude Navalny was poisoned with the lethal toxin epibatidine.

found in poison dart frogs in South America.

Russia claimed the opposition leader died of natural causes, but according to the statement, poisoning was, quote, highly likely the cause of his death.

Navalny was held in prison when he died, meaning Russia had the means, motive, and opportunity to administer the poison to him, read the statement.