Navalny's Prison Swap Imminent Before Death - Ally's Claim

According to various reports, there were ongoing discussions for a prisoner swap involving Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Vadim Krasikov, and two unnamed US citizens. Maria Pevchikh, a close ally of Navalny, stated that the talks were in their final stages at the time of Navalny's death in a Siberian prison colony. Krasikov was serving a life sentence in Germany for the 2019 killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. However, Navalny died unexpectedly before the exchange could take place. The Russian authorities have denied any involvement in his death, while Western leaders believe he was murdered. The identities of the two US citizens involved in the proposed swap remain unknown.