Navalny Was Set to Be Freed Before Sudden Death, Says Ally

Shortly before his death in an Arctic penal colony on February 16, Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny was set to be exchanged for a Russian prisoner in Germany, spokeswoman Maria Pevchikh said in a video statement Monday, an allegation shared by Navalny's family and supporters.

'Alexey Navalny could be sitting in this seat right now, right today. That's not a figure of speech, it could and should have h