Alexei Navalny, the late Russian opposition leader, was involved in negotiations for a prisoner swap shortly before his death, according to his team and associates. The deal, in its final stages, would have exchanged Navalny and two unnamed Americans for a convicted hitman for Russia's FSB imprisoned in Germany. The negotiations were being conducted with the US and Germany, aiming to secure Navalny's release from an Arctic prison camp. However, Navalny died in prison just days before the swap was meant to occur.
Navalny team says he was at the center of a prisoner swap being negotiated with the US and Germany at the time he suddenly died at his Arctic prison camp. @antontroian https://t.co/Az8IpzY6WV
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was killed as a proposed prisoner swap between Russia and Germany was in its final stages, a close ally of the deceased politician said. https://t.co/GeAPnerZLz
Alexei Navalny’s death in a Russian penal colony followed a proposal to trade him and two unnamed American citizens held by Moscow for a Russian hitman imprisoned in Germany, Navalny’s foundation said https://t.co/IAIlFo5XhV https://t.co/IAIlFo5XhV
A swap for Navalny was in the final stages before the opposition leader's death, an associate says https://t.co/tjT5yeBNgB
Negotiations were underway on a prisoner exchange that would have involved swapping Alexei Navalny and two Americans for a Russian agent imprisoned in Germany, when the Russian opposition leader died in prison, one of his associates said Monday. https://t.co/PyoJPv3jrc
Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany. https://t.co/4Mkps4PEMR
#BREAKING Team of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny says deal to exchange him for FSB prisoner was in 'final stage' before his death https://t.co/3bQ7iOve2W
#BREAKING: Navalny team says late opposition leader in #Russia died just days before he was meant to be freed in a prisoner swap…https://t.co/bSDJ6wtbI7
#BREAKING #Navalny's allies say was due to be swapped for a convicted hitman for Russia's security service in Germany