Vladimir Kara-Murza he was serving a 25-year sentence in a Siberian penal colony for allegedly high treason and a number of other misdemeanours. Earlier, the oppositionist condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In early August, he was freed along with 16 other people in the largest massacre since Cold War exchange of prisoners between Russia, Belarus and the West. Now, in an interview with AFP, the 43-year-old expressed his belief that he will soon be able to return to your homelandbecause Putin's regime will not last long because “it is not eternal”.
– I think so, anyway. its end is very near. We will have a difficult task ahead of us to rebuild our country from the ruins it will leave behind, he said, noting that “security” is not a word that exists in the dictionary of Russian opponents of the government, recalling that he himself was a target in 2022. two attacks on his life. – Whether Putin likes it or not, the future is coming – he specified.
Vladimir Kara-Murza: If Putin's regime survives, we will be talking about another catastrophe
Arriving at France after visiting countries such as Germanythe opponent of the Russian dictator admitted that Western societies are “tired” of the war caused by Russia's invasion of Ukrainewhile insisting that efforts to defeat Putin should not be abandoned. – It is very important not to allow To Vladimir Putin win the war against Ukraine – he appealed.
He also criticized the long-term policy pursued by Europe so-called realpolitik in relations with Russia under Putinwhich was supposed to make the Russian leader the real “monster he is today”. – If, God forbid, Putin's regime manages to present the outcome of this war as a victory and survive in power, it only means that in a year or 18 months we will be talking about another war, conflict or another disaster – said the oppositionist.
Kara-Murza, who has a double, Russian and British citizenshiphe also said that he would be honored to go to Ukraine and meet the president Volodymyr Zelensky. He emphasized that he has always been a supporter of building bridges between the Russian pro-democracy movement and Ukraine. – We will have to find a way to live together and overcome this terrible tragedywhich was caused by Putin's regime. It will not be an easy process, it will not be a quick process, but I know that it is possible to happen – he added.