Russian politician Alexei Navalny could be released as part of the prisoner exchange that took place on August 1. One of his associates, Leonid Volkov, told about it, UNN reports .
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It is noted that the exchange was planned to take place back in February, but due to Navalny's death, its timing was postponed.
Yes, this is the same exchange that we hoped would have resulted in the release of Alexei Navalny in February of this year. (...) But Putin decided to "turn the tables," decided that he would not give Navalny up for anything. And he killed him just a couple of days before the exchange could take place
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On Thursday, August 1, a prisoner exchange between Russia and the West took place in the Turkish capital Ankara .
According to the Turkish NTV channel , a total of 26 people are participating in the exchange: 10 of those released as part of the exchange will go to Russia, 13 to Germany, and three to the United States.
In particular, Russia released American journalist Evan Hershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan. Both were sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges.
In addition to them, oppositionists Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin, as well as Ksenia Fadeeva, Andrey Pivovarov, Alsu Kurmashova, Oleg Orlov, Sasha Skochilenko, Dieter Voronin, Kevin Leake, Rico Krieger, Patrick Schebel, German Mojzes and Vadim Ostanin were released.