"Putin Confirms Support for Navalny Prisoner Swap Deal"
TL;DR
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged for the first time that he supported a prisoner exchange involving opposition leader Alexei Navalny just days before Navalny's death, stating that he agreed to the idea but with the condition that Navalny wouldn't return to Russia. Navalny's associates accused Putin of orchestrating his death to avoid the exchange, while Western officials and Navalny's family blamed the Kremlin for his sudden demise. The proposed swap reportedly involved Navalny and two U.S. citizens held in Russia for a Russian serving a life sentence in Germany, with Putin indicating openness to negotiations regarding the U.S. citizens.
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- Putin says he supported prisoner swap for Navalny The Associated Press
- Putin says he agreed to swap Alexei Navalny for prisoners held in the West NBC News
- Russian oligarch went to Moscow in effort to broker complex prisoner exchange that included Navalny, sources say CNN
- Putin Breaks Silence on Navalny's Death, Calling It an 'Unfortunate Incident' The New York Times
- Putin says he agreed to Navalny prisoner swap before dissident's death Axios
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