Navalny Death in Russian Prison Ends Talks on Complex Prisoner Swap Deal
• A complex, multi-country prisoner exchange involving Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was being discussed and progressing when he died in custody last month.
• Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich traveled to Moscow recently to help broker the potential swap deal, which could have freed up to 7 prisoners.
• The proposed deal likely included convicted Russian spy Vadim Krasikov, jailed in Germany, in exchange for Navalny and two Americans held in Russia.
• Abramovich delivered the swap proposal to the Kremlin, though it's unclear if he met directly with Putin.
• Despite progress, the informal negotiations had not yet reached a formal offer when Navalny died under mysterious circumstances in a Russian prison colony.