Navalny's Planned Prisoner Swap Foiled by His Death, Allies Claim
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Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was reportedly about to be freed in a prisoner swap involving a Russian hitman serving a life sentence in Germany and two US citizens held in Russia, according to his ally Maria Pevchikh. Negotiations were at their final stage when Navalny died in his prison cell in Siberia, where he was serving a 19-year sentence on widely seen as politically motivated charges. Pevchikh claimed that Putin changed his mind at the last minute, deciding to "just get rid of the bargaining chip" as he "could not tolerate Navalny being free." The Kremlin has not yet reacted to these claims.
- Alexei Navalny: Putin critic about to be freed in prisoner swap when he died, says ally BBC.com
- Navalny was to be traded for Vadim Krasikov before his death, says associate The Washington Post
- Navalny Was Killed Ahead of Planned Prisoner Swap, Allies Say The Moscow Times
- A swap for Navalny was in the final stages before the opposition leader’s death, an associate says The Hill
- Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap, says ally The Jerusalem Post
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