Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Year : 2, Issue : 9
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap at the time of his death, a close ally said yesterday, repeating an allegation by his family and supporters that President Vladimir Putin had him killed. Speaking on YouTube, Maria Pevchikh said talks about exchanging Navalny and two unnamed US nationals for Vadim Krasikov, a Russian FSB security service hit man in jail in Germany, were in their final stages at the time of his death. “Alexei Navalny could be sitting in this seat right now, right today.
That’s not a figure of speech, it could and should have happened,” said Pevchikh. “Navalny should have been out in the next few days because we got a decision about his exchange. Putin was offered to exchange the killer Vadim Krasikov.”
Source: Reuters
