Prisoner swap for Navalny was in final stages before his death, associate says

Alexei Navalny and two US citizens held in Russia were supposed to be swapped for Vadim Krasikov, it is claimed (AP)

An associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said that talks were under way shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany.

“Alexei Navalny could have been sitting here now, today. It’s not a figure of speech,” Maria Pevchikh, who lives outside Russia, said in a video statement.