“Put the blame away from him”: why Putin finally mentioned Navalny’s death. The Russian leader even went so far as to mention Alexeï Navalny, whose name he had refrained from mentioning since the latter's death in mid-February.
“Believe me or not, the person who spoke to me hadn't finished the sentence before I said I agreed,” he continued. There was only one condition: that we trade him so he doesn't come back.