Exclusive: Shocking Letters from Alexey Navalny’s Final Days Behind Bars Revealed

^{Image Source: BBC}

Alexey Navalny, the prominent critic and adversary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, spent the final years of his life incarcerated but remained engaged with the outside world.

Letters obtained by The New York Times from Navalny’s last months in prison revealed his continued awareness of global events, including those in the US.

In one letter to photographer Evgeny Feldman, Navalny expressed apprehension about former President Donald Trump’s potential second term, describing his agenda as “really scary.” He also raised concerns about the possibility of Trump assuming the presidency if President Joe Biden faced health issues, questioning whether Democrats were adequately prepared for such a scenario.

Navalny’s disappearance from the IK-6 penal colony east of Moscow on December 6 sparked widespread concern until he was located in a different facility on Christmas Day. He corresponded with journalist Sergei Parkhomenko shortly before his death was announced, lamenting the limited access to literature in his new prison.

Despite condemnations from other leaders directly implicating Putin, Trump did not initially mention Navalny following his passing. Instead, in a post on Truth Social, he briefly acknowledged Navalny’s death before redirecting focus to his grievances against perceived political adversaries, without mentioning Russia or Putin.