National security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed the White House was working to include Russian dissident Alexei Navalny in a prisoner swap prior to his death. Navalny died in a Russian prison near the Arctic Circle in February, where he had been jailed since 2021. 

wikipedia

Radio Free Europe/ RadioLiberty

Czechia

White House Confirms That U.S. Wanted Navalny As Part Of Prisoner Exchange

Amid celebrations at getting a slew of US citizens and Kremlin opponents out of Russian prisons, the White House had one public regret Thursday: failure to get out an even bigger name -- Alexei Navalny.

Media Bias/Fact Check

NDTV

Independent Media

Gautam Adani

New Delhi

Delhi

India

US Regrets Failure To Get Alexei Navalny Into Russia Swap Before His Death

US officials sought to procure the release of deceased Russian dissident Alexei Navalny from Russia during deliberations about a prisoner swap, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed Thursday.

Ad Fontes Media

All Sides

New York Post

Murdoch family

New York

United States

Alexei Navalny was supposed to be included in prisoner swap with Russia before he died, WH says

VLADIMIR Putin’s number one enemy Alexei Navalny should have been included in Russia’s historic prisoner swap, a US official said. The opposition leader, locked up in Russia’s brutal gulag system in 2021, died in custody under mysterious circumstances in February. Alexei Navalny, a vocal Kremlin critic and enemy of Vladimir Putin, died age 47 in a hellhole Russian prison Russian prison officials said Navalny collapsed and died in February this y…

The Sun

United Kingdom

Tragic Navalny was meant to be freed in Russia prisoner swap before death

Washington Examiner

Philip Anschutz

Washington

District of Columbia

White House ‘had been working’ to include Alexei Navalny in prison swap deal before his death

Amid celebrations at getting a slew of U.S. citizens and Kremlin opponents out of Russian prisons, the White House had one public regret Thursday: failure to get out an even bigger name -- Alexei Navalny."We had been working with our partners on a deal that would have included Alexei Navalny and, unfortunately, he died," US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan revealed.In the White House's plans, the last truly high-profile political opponent…

Raw Story

John K. Byrne

Michael Rogers (publisher)

U.S. tried to get Navalny into Russia swap -- but then he died

США разом із партнерами працювали над угодою, яка б стосувалася Навального

Білий дім: Навальний мав стати частиною угоди про обмін ув'язненими з РФ

ГОЛОВНА

Kyiv

Kyiv City Municipality

Kyiv City Region

Ukraine

White House: Navalny was to become part of the prisoner exchange deal with Russia.

WASHINGTON: Amid celebrations at getting a slew of US citizens and Kremlin opponents out of Russian prisons, the White House had one public regret Thursday: failure to get out an even bigger name — Alexei Navalny.
	“We had been working with our partners on a deal that would have included Alexei Navalny and, unfortunately, he died,” US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan revealed.

Arab News

Saudi Research and Marketing Group

Riyadh

Riyadh Province

Saudi Arabia

US tried to get Navalny into Russia swap — but then he died

US officials said they sought to secure Alexey Navalny's release before his death.Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesSeveral countries, including the US, carried out a major prisoner swap with Russia on Thursday.The US wanted Alexey Navalny, Putin's most vocal political dissident, to be part of the deal.The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin was open to the idea before Navalny's death in a Russian prison.Vladimir Putin was open to …

Business Insider

The US tried to secure Alexey Navalny's release in a historic prisoner swap with Russia before his death

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 — Amid celebrations at getting a slew of US citizens and Kremlin opponents out of Russian prisons, the White House had one public regret yesterday: failure to get out an even bigger name — Alexei Navalny. “We had been working with our partners on a deal that would have included Alexei Navalny and, unfortunately, he died,” US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan revealed. In the White House’s plans, the last truly high-profil…

Malay Mail

Dato’ Siew Ka Wei

Selangor

Malaysia

US tried to get vocal Putin critic Alexei Navalny into Russia swap — but then he died

A historic prisoner exchange between the west and Russia on Thursday was supposed to include the now-deceased Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny.

Herring Networks

San Diego

San Diego County

California

National Security Advisor: Swap Between West And Russia Initially Included Now-Deceased Russian Opposition Leader Navalny

White House ‘had been working’ to include Alexei Navalny in prison swap deal before his death

Coverage Details

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics