Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap, says ally

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny due for release before death

A close ally of Alexei Navalny says the Russian Opposition leader was on the verge of being released under a prisoner exchange before he died.

Dead Russian Opposition Leader Was Close To High-Stakes Freedom Deal With Kremlin Before Sudden Death, Says Aides

The staffers of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have alleged that he was on the brink of being released in a high-stakes prisoner exchange before his sudden death. They have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of orchestrating Navalny’s death to prevent the exchange. What Happened: Navalny’s staffers, in a YouTube video, claimed that Putin had Navalny killed to prevent the exchange. The exchange reportedly involved the rel…

Navalny was possibly ‘days’ away from release in a prisoner swap before his death, aide says

Negotiations to release Russia’s opposition leader Alexey Navalny in a prisoner swap had reached their “final stage” just before his sudden death, a top aide to Navalny has said.

Associate Says Navalny Killed As Exchange Deal To West Neared

An associate of the late Aleksei Navalny claims a prisoner swap involving the Russian opposition leader was in the final stages before he died in a remote Siberian prison.