Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:02pm on 26 Feb 2024,Monday International
Alexei Navalny, set to be part of a prisoner swap, died in a Siberian prison, says ally Maria Pevchikh. The plan included exchanging Navalny for a Russian hitman, Vadim Krasikov, serving life in Germany, with two US citizens involved. Negotiations were ongoing, but Navalny's sudden death on February 16 halted the process. Pevchikh alleges Putin changed his mind last minute due to hatred. Kremlin denies involvement, calling claims "absurd." Navalny's allies seek a public farewell, facing potential monitoring by authorities. Rights group reports 400 arrests in Russia for laying flower tributes to Navalny.
