Putin discussed the exchange of Navalny a few hours before his death, reports the Russian opposition edition of the Agency with reference to sources.
According to them, on the morning of February 16, the President of the Russian Federation discussed with billionaire Roman Abramovich the exchange of the oppositionist on arrested in the west of Russians and in words he agreed to the agreement.
Bellingcat Trustov Grozev's investigative journalist states that he was familiar with the exchange plans and also heard that Putin probably agreed to him. But he believes that it was either a cover for murder plans or an attempt to get Germany and eventually exchange Krasikov for someone else.
Moscow was also ready to issue a journalist The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich and the retired American Marpich Paul Wilan.
Germany was ready to issue a convicted person for the murder of Russian special services Vadim Krasikov. From the United States, the source was heard by the name of Vladislav Klyushin, the founder of M13, who cooperated with the Russian Federation and was sentenced in America for hacking and insider trade.
Negotiations lasted at least in the spring of last year. In the summer, Germany expressed fundamental consent to the exchange. In September, the operation stopped after publication in The Wall Street Journal information about the exchange of exchange. Again, the discussion of the exchange was intensified in December, when Navalnya was stage in the colony in the polar circle - the family convinced the event that the preparation for something bad began.
The final plan of exchange of Western countries was agreed at Baiden and Scholz's meeting in early February.
Earlier, NYT sources did not confirm that the Kremlin agreed to exchange.
The head of Ukrainian intelligence Kirill Budanov stated that, according to him, Navalny really died of a separation of a blood clot, as stated by the Russian authorities.
