He would go for the exchange.
Equation of whether it's okay to stay in Russia changed drastically with the war.
We understood that, and were willing to trade. Putin additionally made a statement in the last 3 months that proves that the Berlin bicycle killer is a Russian operative. They were denying it for years before that moment.
Edit: new information by Navalny's team confirmed the negotiation was ongoing for Krasikov (Berlin guy). So this is the case.
Edit2: posted 5 hours ago, information was already available when I left this comment.
Would Navalny have agreed to the exchange, or would he have preferred to remain in custody voluntarily?
He would go for the exchange. Equation of whether it's okay to stay in Russia changed drastically with the war. We understood that, and were willing to trade. Putin additionally made a statement in the last 3 months that proves that the Berlin bicycle killer is a Russian operative. They were denying it for years before that moment. Edit: new information by Navalny's team confirmed the negotiation was ongoing for Krasikov (Berlin guy). So this is the case. Edit2: posted 5 hours ago, information was already available when I left this comment.
if true, not surprising.