Deal to release Alexei Navalny was 'in final stages' before death, team says. Alexeï Navalny should have been exchanged along with "two American citizens" detained by Moscow for a Russian imprisoned in Germany.
Washington and Berlin were aware, she assured, without specifying exactly the role of the two chancelleries in the discussions. After several months without progress, the agreement “was put back on the table in December” 2023, said Maria Pevtchikh in a video.