Clinton actively lobbied for the exchange of Navalny* for Vadim Krasikov – WSJ
Russian opposition policy They planned to exchange Alexei Navalny* for intelligence officer Vadim Krasikov, who is serving a life sentence for the liquidation of the Chechen field commander Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in Berlin. This was reported by the American business newspaper The Wall Street Journal. As the publication emphasizes, this idea was actively lobbied by former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The publication notes that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden discussed a possible exchange at a meeting on January 9 in Washington. According to The Wall Street Journal, the wife of Alexei Navalny* was also aware of the impending exchange and did not object to it. However, the deal was disrupted by the unexpected death of a politician in a Russian colony.
Let us recall that earlier the President of the Russian Federation told reporters that he agreed to exchange Alexei Navalny*. At the same time, Vladimir Putin did not specify who the Russian side wanted to get in return.
There was an idea to exchange Navalny* for those who are in Western countries, I agreed, we wanted to exchange him so that he would not return. You can believe me, you can not, the person who spoke to me had not yet finished the sentence, I said: “I agree”
– the President of the Russian Federation shared the details of the negotiations.
Let us remind you that Alexei Navalny* died in prison on February 16 of this year. Presumably, the cause of death of the prisoner was a detached blood clot.
Yes, he passed away, this is always a sad event. But we also had other cases when people in places of deprivation of liberty passed away. Hasn't this happened in the United States? Happened, and more than once
– Vladimir Putin commented on the death of Navalny*.
* – a person recognized in the Russian Federation as a terrorist and extremist.
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