Navalny Was Part of Planned Prisoner Swap Before His Death, Allies Claim
• Alexei Navalny was reportedly part of a planned prisoner swap between Russia and Western governments that would have freed him from prison • The swap would have involved convicted FSB agent Vadim Krasikov and two American prisoners in exchange for Navalny • Navalny died on February 16th, 2022, just one day after negotiations were said to be in the final stages • His allies claim Putin wanted to "get rid of the bargaining chip" by killing Navalny instead of freeing him • The prisoner swap proposal allegedly came from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich