Alexey Navalny, the dissident and political adversary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, spent the last few years of his life incarcerated but maintained a connection to the outside world.

Correspondence from the last months of his life, acquired by The New York Times, revealed that despite being imprisoned since January 2021, Navalny managed to stay informed about current events, including those in the United States.

In a letter to his friend, photographer Evgeny Feldman, Navalny expressed concerns about former President Donald Trump’s proposed agenda for a second term, describing it as “really scary,” as reported by the Times.

If President Joe Biden has a health issue, “Trump will become president,” Navalny continued, adding, “Doesn’t this obvious thing concern the Democrats?”

In another letter to Feldman dated December 3, Navalny again expressed concern over Trump and asked his friend, “Please name one current politician you admire,” Business Insider reported.

On December 6, Navalny went missing from the IK-6 penal colony located 120 miles east of Moscow.

He reappeared on Christmas Day when his lawyers revealed they had found him at the IK-3 penal colony, situated 1,000 miles northeast of Moscow, above the Arctic Circle.

In the days following Navalny’s death, Trump did not make any mention of him, despite condemnations from other leaders who explicitly held Putin responsible.

In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump briefly mentioned Navalny before directing his ire at his own perceived political opponents: “The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country. It is a slow, steady progression, with CROOKED, Radical Left Politicians, Prosecutors, and Judges leading us down a path to destruction.”

Written by B.C. Begley