Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in Russian prison.

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Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in Russian prison.
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Russian opposition politician and Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of treason, the harshest penalty yet for an opponent of Russia's war in Ukraine. Kara-Murza has been critical of Putin and the Russian leader's decision to invade Ukraine. He has been detained in Moscow since his arrest in April 2022. Kara-Murza's sentencing was strongly condemned by Western governments, with the United States and Britain calling for his immediate release.

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