Putin Says He Agreed to Navalny Prisoner Swap

Pro-Russia narrative

Putin's comments on the death of his largest opponent in the wake of his manufactured presidential "victory" are extremely ironic. He previously never used Navalny's name, and the fact that he chooses to do so now, after his death, proves that he no longer views Navalny as a threat. There was never going to be a Navalny prisoner exchange — Putin wanted him dead from the start.