The UK government announces new sanctions against Russian scientists and research organisations linked to the development of chemical weapons, including Novichok nerve agent and the Epibatidine toxin, according to multiple reports. The targeted individuals and labs are connected to chemical weapons allegedly used in the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny and in the Salisbury case involving the poisonings of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal. Some coverage also references the deaths of Navalny and Dawn Sturgess, who were affected by a poisoning in the UK that investigators linked to the Novichok nerve agent. Reports cite the UK’s official sanctions measures published by GOV.UK and describe the step as aimed at holding those involved in chemical weapons programs accountable. Other outlets note parallel action by the European Union, which blacklists six people connected to the Navalny poisoning. The reports describe a coordinated Western response using sanctions targeting people and institutions said to have played roles in chemical weapons research or related development.