[sl1ck731]

Presumably the folks behind this would know that he was being transferred to Germany. I wonder why they would not have prevented it through some bureaucracy? Is it common for critically ill Russians to be transferred to Germany? Just seems like something that would have to go through a lot of channels to get done, but I have no experience in healthcare.

[kamranjon]

If you watch Navalny's video on this he explains that they likely assumed it was out if his body after 2 days and is why he was allowed to be airlifted out.