Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap, says ally
- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap before his death, planned to exchange him for a Russian hitman serving a life sentence in Germany.
- Navalny's ally Maria Pevchikh claimed the negotiations for the swap were in their final stages the day before Navalny's reported death.
- The Kremlin denied state involvement in Navalny's death, attributing it to natural causes as stated on his death certificate.
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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…
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Jailed opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was to be freed in a prisoner exchange just days after he died, one of his closest confidants said in a video clip.
Colleagues of Alexei Navalny, a key Russian opposition leader, revealed that Navalny was almost freed with a prisoner swap, but he returned to his death first.
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