Posted 2/26/2024, 7:48:04 PM
No formal prisoner swap offer made for Navalny before death, despite talks
- Talks were underway for a potential prisoner swap involving Navalny, but no formal offer was made to Russia before his death on Feb. 16
- Maria Pevchikh claimed in a YouTube video that a swap freeing Navalny had been negotiated, but Western officials said no plan was that advanced
- The possible deal included convicted FSB agent Vadim Krasikov and two American citizens
- The U.S. is focused on freeing wrongfully detained Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich from Russia
- German officials declined to comment on whether Navalny could have been included in a swap for Krasikov