Posted 2/27/2024, 1:29:00 AM
Navalny Was Reportedly Days From Prisoner Swap Before Sudden Death
- Navalny was possibly days away from being released in a prisoner swap before his sudden death, according to his top aide Maria Pevchik
- The swap would have involved Navalny and two US citizens in exchange for Vadim Krasikov, a Russian serving life in Germany
- Pevchik claims Putin decided to "get rid" of Navalny instead of going through with the swap he could have gotten
- Pevchik alleges Roman Abramovich served as an informal negotiator, delivering the proposal to Putin
- Navalny's body was finally returned to his mother over a week after his death following initial refusals from Russian authorities