this comes from maria pevchikh, a close ally of alexei navalny.hat talks to release him had reached the final stage. according to maria pevchikh, he was going to be exchanged for a russian state security service assassin who is currently serving a life sentence in germany. together with alexei navalny, two american citizens were said to be exchanged. according to her it was the result of a long and complicated project which had lasted for two years. interestingly, vladimir putin brought up the subject of a possible exchange in an interview with tucker carlson earlier this month. he suggested that an american journalist could be exchanged for that russian assassin currently in germany. he room —— his remarks in a way give credibility to what maria pevchikh has said. according to her, vladimir putin was so opposed to see alexei navalny walk free out ofjail that he killed him. that is the claim from alexei navalny�*s camp. just him. that is the claim from alexei navalny's camp-— navalny's camp. just an extra line here coming _ navalny's camp. just an

maria pevchikh is a key associate of...was, of alexei navalny.n, so a key figure in his entourage. and she said that the night before alexei navalny died, she had been told that negotiations were at a final stage, potentially leading up to alexei navalny�*s exchange for a russian secret service assassin called vadim krasikov, who is currently serving a life sentence in germany. in exchange, russia was to hand to western powers, presumably to american nationals and alexei navalny. ms pevchikh described this as a result of a un operation, a project which was two years in the making. —— ofan —— of an operation. and she said because vladimir putin was so opposed to exchanging alexei navalny and setting him free, according to ms pevchikh, he killed him. to paris, where the french president emmanuel macron is hosting a conference as a show of solidarity for ukraine. german chancellor olaf scholz and british foreign secretary david cameron are among those attending. our paris correspondent hugh schofield is outside the french presidential palace where t

why do you think navalny died when he did and i know you heard again maria pevchikh single. he died the de that this was supposed to be announced today, that it was supposed to be happen. we don't we don't know the details on this. and what what actually was about to happen or not. but why do you think navalny died that day >> i think my wife died that day because he presented a clear card alternative to put some putin wanted to break him to crash here and you talk the failed which is realized that navalny was going to challenge him, as long as he's alive. so he puts in decided that it's better to kill navalny and just to get rid of this problem by the name now you know, joseph styling is to say and putting basically getting into styles shoes right now that if there is no person there is not, there is no problem. >> that's if there's no person, there is no problem. i know you've exchanged letters with navalny throughout his time in prison and of course, i know you're friends with his wife as well, but you received hundreds of letters from him during his time. he was fascinat

maria pevchikh, a friend and ally of navalny, shared the news on youtube. claims. maria peptic is a key associate or was of electing a she was head of investigations. so a key figure in his entourage and she said that the night before alexi novelli died she had been told that negotiations were at the final stage potentially leading up to his exchange for a russian secret service assassin who is currently serving a life sentence in germany. in exchange russia was to western powers presumably to american nationals and alexi noveul american nationals and alexi novelli. she described this as a result of an operation, a project, which was two years in the making and she said because vladimir putin was so opposed to exchanging alexi novelli was so opposed to exchanging alexi noveuion was so opposed to exchanging alexi novelli on setting and free he killed him. novelli on setting and free he killed him-— novelli on setting and free he killed him. ., ~ i. , . killed him. thank you very much. plenty more _ killed him. thank you very much. plenty more details _ kille

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on the social media site x, maria pevchikh, one of navalny closest advisers claimed vladimir putin hadfor the assassin vadim krasikov. krasikov, is an fsb officer, who was arrested in berlin in 2019 for the murder of a chechen dissident in berlin 5 tiergarten park. he was sentenced to life imprisonment. it just interests me itjust interests me this because we know that there were two americans who are still in prison in russia. the wall street journalists who are still in prison in russia. the wall streetjournalists being one of them, but we did not know that alexei navalny was part of this deal. there has been no comment today so it has not been confirmed by the us side but i wonder what you make of it? several things struck me about the story. i do not doubt the person who knows in the balmy saying this, but i think it is quite possible that the russians were putting out this idea of a prisoner exchange in order to create a narrative that alexei navalny was willing to flee russia and go to western europe and abandon the russian people in order to discredit him and of course, they kil

maria pevchikh made the claim on the navalny youtube channel. she says she had confirmation negotiations for the swap were in their final stages on the evening of february 15th, but did not offer evidence. the 47 year old navalny died at an arctic penal colony, the next day. the kremlin has denied russia had any involvement in his death. >> the leader of the palestinian authority today announced his resignation amid mounting pressure from the us to reform its leadership. this comes amid ceasefire talks that could lead to the release of more israeli hostages. fox's mike tobin has the latest from tel aviv. >> the palestinian prime minister says his government is resigning. >> its this decision comes in light of the political and economic developments related to the aggression against our people in gaza. >> the move could allow us backed reforms in the palestine authority that are essential to the leadership group governing gaza in a post war world, a strengthen and empowered palestinian government that can administer the whole of the occupied pale

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