"Roman Abramovich brought the offer to exchange Navalny to Putin." The politician's associate, Maria Pevchikh, revealed details of the exchange, which was planned on the eve of the politician's death.
A few minutes ago Maria Pevchikh saidthat Navalny was expected to be released in the coming days. According to the FBK, back in early February Putin offered to exchange him for an FSB officer Vadim Krasikov, who is serving a sentence in a German prison for murder.
Two American citizens were also supposed to be released along with Navalny.
«I received confirmation that negotiations were underway and in their final stages on the evening of February 15. Alexey was killed on February 16.“,” Maria Pevchikh emphasized.
According to her, negotiations for his exchange had been ongoing for two years. An investigative journalist was involved. Hristo Grozev, politicians and oligarchs from all over the world, including Henry Kissinger.
«By last spring, 2023, our plan had received approval: everything could have happened back then, a year ago. But it didn't. It was an endless series of broken telephone calls. For two years, one official was embarrassed to write to another, someone misunderstood something, forgot to mention it, and didn't consider it urgent.", Pevchikh said.
Last fall, American media outlets already reported on a possible exchange. Even Putin, in a recent interview, Tucker Carlson indicated that he wants to get Vadim Krasikov.
«I was told that the offer to exchange Navalny was conveyed to Putin Roman Abramovich"," Pevchikh said. The oligarch himself didn't answer her questions, but didn't deny anything either.
«Putin was made to understand clearly: the only way to get Krasikov is to exchange him for Navalny." she asserts.
She believes that immediately after this, Putin decided to get rid of the politician and exchange someone else for the killer.
«This is the behavior of a mad mafioso, Maria Pevchikh emphasized. But the point is, Putin is obsessed with hatred for Navalny. Putin hates him so much that he's acting against himself and his own rational interests. After all, Putin knows for a fact that Alexei Navalny could have defeated him..
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