One in every of Vladimir Putin’s largest critics has been jailed in Russia for 25 years after being discovered responsible of treason.
Vladimir Kara-Murza, 41, a father of three and former journalist who holds Russian and British passports, spent years as a politician opposing the Russian president.
He was accused of treason and of discrediting the army by prosecutors after he criticised the nation’s invasion of Ukraine.
Nonetheless, Mr Kara-Murza, who denied the costs, has criticised his prosecution.
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The opposition chief, who claims to have twice been poisoned by Russian operatives, has beforehand in contrast his trial to considered one of Josef Stalin’s present trials within the Nineteen Thirties.
His 25-year sentence, which matches the sentence requested by prosecutors, is the harshest of its variety since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Mr Kara-Murza was an ally of the late Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot {dead} close to the Kremlin in 2015.