Alexey #Navalny had been close to release in a #prisoner exchange with the #US and #Germany shortly before his death in an Arctic prison, a top aide to the #Russian opposition leader said. (Translation via AP) #worldnews #politics #geopolitics #Putin #Russia
“Navalny was supposed to be freed in the coming days,” Maria Pevchikh said in a video statement posted Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin was offered an assassin imprisoned in Germany in exchange for Navalny and two US citizens, she said.
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was involved in the talks, which had reached a “final stage” after two years of negotiation on the eve of Navalny’s Feb. 16 death, according to Pevchikh. She accused Putin of ordering the killing of Navalny because he was unwilling to let his most outspoken critic go free.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-26/navalny-was-set-for-release-in-swap-before-he-died-aide-says?sref=omvmmwIg
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“Navalny was supposed to be freed in the coming days,” Maria Pevchikh said in a video statement posted Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin was offered an assassin imprisoned in Germany in exchange for Navalny and two US citizens, she said.
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was involved in the talks, which had reached a “final stage” after two years of negotiation on the eve of Navalny’s Feb. 16 death, according to Pevchikh. She accused Putin of ordering the killing of Navalny because he was unwilling to let his most outspoken critic go free.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-26/navalny-was-set-for-release-in-swap-before-he-died-aide-says?sref=omvmmwIg
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