A strange story: why Putin first said “Navalny” only on the day of the “election” results

Putin wanted to “exchange” Navalny

Also, the Russian dictator confirmed the information during a speech at his election headquarters from the associates of Alexei Navalny that he had received an offer to exchange the oppositionist. He stated that he agreed to the exchange – on the condition that Navalny would not return to Russia.

However, the White House reported that the Russian regime never discussed with the American side opportunities for the exchange of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, imprisoned in Russia. Negotiations with the Russian side on the release of American citizens imprisoned in the occupying country took place constantly and for a long time, but no one talked about the exchange of the Russian oppositionist.

Putin spoke after his “victory” in the elections: main points

• The dictator noted that Russia “will be forced to at some point,” when it considers it necessary, to create a “sanitary zone” in the territories of Ukraine. He emphasized that he would not stop “strengthening Russia’s armed forces and the country’s defense capability” in order to achieve the goals of the “special military operation.”
• Putin drew historical parallels between the RDK and Vlasov’s army and stated that out of 1.5 thousand people, the losses of the RDK allegedly amounted to approximately 800 fighters. He noted that although there is no death penalty in Russia, we will treat “traitors” from volunteer formations as if they were in a war zone.
• The head of the Kremlin also said, that in the event of a conflict between Russia and NATO, the world will be “one step away” from the Third World War. At the same time, the Russian dictator said “that it’s unlikely that anyone is interested in this.”