as we heard, kara-murza is also a uk| heard, kara—murza is also a uk citizen.ent be doing now? i think it's very good point for british government to fight for british government to fight for british citizens and to show how you state in the sight of their own citizens. as the voice sinks, it is people now suffering in prison would be forgotten, and we will stop talking about them. i think we need to rise and talk about this more either by media or by politicians. just try to free kara—murza. you either by media or by politicians. just try to free kara-murza. you are tellin: me just try to free kara-murza. you are telling me that — just try to free kara-murza. you are telling me that you _ just try to free kara-murza. you are telling me that you saw— just try to free kara-murza. you are telling me that you saw him - just try to free kara-murza. you are telling me that you saw him maybe | telling me that you saw him maybe about five months ago. the incredible thing here, a bit like alexei navalny, he did not need to actually go back to russia. it is extraordinar

. just try to free vladimir kara-murza._ just try to free vladimir kara-murza. ., �* , ., kara-murza.urza. you're telling me before we started the programme _ kara-murza. you're telling me before we started the programme that - kara-murza. you're telling me before we started the programme that you i we started the programme that you saw him about five months ago. the incredible thing here, bit like navalny, he did not need to actually go back to russia. its extraordinary bravery that he chose to do that. vladimir kara—murza may be less known compared to alexei navalny, he was more known inside of russia, he had a lot of supporters, vladimir kara—murza was very effective outside of russia and... he was very much integrated to international politics, and i'm sure he would be much more effective if he would be now here to fight against this regimen russia. but he always believed russian people, and he sought to go back to russia, you might make some sense and to help to fight against this redeem. and unfortunately may be he was just not right. unfortunately may be he was 'ust not riuht.

why do you think the kremlin sees kara—murza as a threat? the kremlin sees kara-murza as a threat?oken out l a threat? because he has- consistently spoken out about russian human rights abuses for years now. he was a friend of an opposition leader who was assassinated and we still don't know exactly who did that and they see people like him as a threat, particularly during this war because vladimir putin has used this war to crackdown in russia and to stifle all opposition sentiments. you cannot even stand with a blank piece of paper anymore by yourself on the street in a silent protest. this is to really deter everyone else, to intimidate everyone. it is going back to soviet methods and vladimir putin did used to bea kgb and vladimir putin did used to be a kgb agent. i and vladimir putin did used to be a kgb agent.— i want to play you a clip of maria litvinenko speaking to the bbc earlier. she is the wife of alexander litvinenko, who was murdered with radioactive pollonium in london in 2006. because he is is 25 years it means he is a very special hostage. b. means he is a very spe

man that vladimir kara—murza is.an — great-great-grandfather. two of them were latvian and _ great-great-grandfather. two of them were latvian and executed _ great-great-grandfather. two of them were latvian and executed during - great-great-grandfather. two of them were latvian and executed during thel were latvian and executed during the stalin _ were latvian and executed during the stalin era. _ were latvian and executed during the stalin era, and so he comes from a lon- stalin era, and so he comes from a long line _ stalin era, and so he comes from a long line of— stalin era, and so he comes from a long line of dissidents and intellectuals who have always stood up intellectuals who have always stood up to soviet authorities. i guess it's genetic for him. i have to say that i've — it's genetic for him. i have to say that i've seen him speak in many public— that i've seen him speak in many public forums. we've gone around the world _ public forums. we've gone around the world together testifying from parliaments in

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife. the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me, this is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir�*s work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. earlier, i spoke with angela stent, the director of the center for eurasian, russian & east european studies for more on the arrest. you have taken part in panels and discussions with vladimir kara—murza, what is your reaction to this? as steve said it is an unprecedented sentence, particularly in t

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evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.or the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... of the effectiveness of vladimir�*s work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. earlier i spoke to a professor who gave us his reaction. it was a warning shot to the liberal opposition to not protest nor engage in opposition activity but it sends a signal to hardliners who are close to and around putin and the pro— war telegram channel bloggers. and it paint him as a powerful symbol for the hard—line national th

i will worry on your behalf. >> kara-murza was arrested the next day since vladimir kara-murza ca doshare some of his own words on his behalf. in a statement to the russia court, he said, quote, i am in jail for my political views. for speaking out against the war in ukraine for many years of struggle against vladimir putin's dictatorship, not only do i no repent of any of this, i a proud of it. i also know that the day wil come when the darkness over ou country will dissipate end quote. joining me now is bill brower, head of the global - justice campaign he is the ceo of - capital management the author of the importan book, freezing order, a true story of russian money laundering, murder, an surviving vladimir putin's wrath. bill, thank you. it's good to see you it's worth noting that you are in a similar category to vladimir kara-murza. you are one of those peopl vladimir putin would very much like to see arrested he has used or name in publi to that and. and sadly, you and i bot talked to vladimir before he went back, and we are both ver brief this is exactly what would happen >>

russian opposition activist vladimir kara—murza is sentenced to 25 years in prison for treason and otherffences linked to his criticism of the kremlin. vigils are held for four people killed in a mass shooting at a sixteenth birthday party in the southern us state of alabama. elon musk�*s spacex gets the all—clear to launch its mammoth rocket starship as early as today. hello. we begin in east africa, where fighting between rival groups in sudan is entering a third day, with doctors warning of increasingly desperate conditions in hospitals in the capital, khartoum. so far, 97 people have been reported killed and hundreds injured in the violence. fighting is between the sudanese army and the country's biggest paramilitary group, known as the rapid support forces, or rsf with these two men at the heart of it. the head of army is general abdel fattah al—burhan. the leader of the rsf is mohamed hamdan dagalo. they're both vying for dominance, after leading the two main factions in the ruling military regime. but, caught in the middle, is sudan's population of around 50 million people. many a

kara-murza is also a british citizen. the u.k. joint international condemnation of his conviction. >> the british government will continue to support him and stand in solidarity with him and his family, and we will continue to call for his release. >> vladimir kara-murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try and secure his release? >> we are continuing to ask for consular access to mr. ra-murza, and will continue to do that. >> for a critic of the kremlin, political opponent of vladimir putin, a prison sentence of 25 years is unprecedented in its severity, and a sign in today's russia, authorities are determined not only to silence all criticism but to neutralize anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system. >> vladimir is a very strong man. >> this isis wife. when she spoke to me from america before the verdict, she was already preparing for the worst. >> the 25-year prison sentence. to me, ts is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much and they are

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.he was already preparing for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me this is a recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent, and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swansong for russian democracy. that stay with the events in moscow. live to steve in moscow. when you see the extent of the international criticism of what has happened to this man and the sentence, do you think that will have any effect at all on the way the kremlin sees this?— have any effect at all on the way the kremlin sees this? no, n

mr kara—murza is also a british citizen.l condemnation of what happened here today. the british government will continue to support him, and stand in solidarity with him and his family, and we will continue to call for his release. vladimir kara—murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try to secure his release? we are continuing to ask for consular access to mr kara—murza and we will continue to do that. for a critic of the kremlin, a political opponent of president putin, a prison sentence of 25 years is unprecedented in its severity. and it's a sign that, in today's russia, the authorities are determined not only to silence all criticism, but to neutralise anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system here. there will be an appeal, but there is little hope there will be a different outcome. vladimir kara—murza had been active on the international stage, speaking out against the war in ukraine and political persecution in russia, speaking out against the kremlin. in effect, he has

was assigned to moscow's we snot strength and was clearly an attempt to silence decentralization. kara moore's as lawyer told the w that given her clients poor health, the jail term amounted to a death sentence. a so called strict regime labor camp in russia. it's the kinds of prison in which vladimir kind of mertsa may now spend the next 25 years of his life . the jewel, russian and british citizen is one of russia's laws, prominent opposition, figures. he's been behind balls since april 2022 russian authorities arrested canada after he did now. thrushes, so called special military operation and ukraine. during his speech to american politicians. he was 1st charged with spreading false information about the russian military. then russian, prosecutors added a charge of treason, the son of a soviet era journalist carol mertsa has worked to the journalist and political activists. since he was 16, he served as part of the coordinating council of the russian opposition. and the enjo open russia. he was also widely seen as a protege of mad at opposition leader bars nymphs of was gun down ne

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.ring for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is. well, to me, this is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir�*s work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. dr samuel ramani teaches international relations at the university of oxford. he's also writing a book entitled "putin's war on ukraine". great to get you on the program. what we heard from my colleague, 25 years, in unprecedented sentence. were you surprised by this? imelt. years, in unpreced

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evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife. for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me, this is the recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. now to an important story from the uk — the impact of last week's strike byjunior doctors in england. its severity has been underlined by the latest officialfigures. more than 196,000 appointments had to be cancelled because of the industrial action, the highest number so far in the current pay dispute. the full impact is likely t

mr kara—murza is also a british citizen.l condemnation of what happened here today. the british government will continue to support him, and stand in solidarity with him and his family, and we will continue to call for his release. vladimir kara—murza has a british passport. what will britain do to try to secure his release? we are continuing to ask for consular access to mr kara—murza and we will continue to do that. for a critic of the kremlin, a political opponent of president putin, a prison sentence of 25 years is unprecedented in its severity. and it's a sign that, in today's russia, the authorities are determined not only to silence all criticism, but to neutralise anyone and anything they believe could be a threat to the political system here. there will be an appeal, but there is little hope there will be a different outcome. british prime minister rishi sunak is being investigated by parliament's standards commissioner. the bbc understands the investigation is in relation to koru kids, a childcare firm his wife has

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.p for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. joining us is olga ivshina, who works for the bbc russian service. good to see you. how widely is known in russia and what sort of will this end? �* . ., , in russia and what sort of will this end? a .,y ., ,, ., end? actually if you talk about ordinary russian _ end? actually if you talk about ordinary russian population, l end? actually if you talk about | ordinary russian population, he end? actually if you talk about. ordinary russian population, he is not that much known. and he and his colleagues are known more and within russia but for russian of

he's a former colleague and close friend of lot of me, kara morris. he shared his thoughts with us about the sentencing. i mean, thought is just the absolute horror. vladimir is again a guy who is in ill health at the moment because they tried to poison him twice. he's losing the sensation in both of his feet because of the nerve damage of those poisonings, dead and he can barely walk. now. he's lost about 20 kilos, and as his lawyer said, this is not a life sentence, this is a death sentence. they will, they will basically kill him in prison if he has to carry on with the sems. and so i'm crying on the inside right now for my friend and my colleague, because what they're doing to him is just truly in humane karma. morsa holds both russian and british passports has the british government bill done all it can to help? the answer is no. so the 1st thing that we did my cell for him and his wife, you have gania, after he was arrested was we went to different countries that had pass the magnet ski at the meghan sky at freeze of the assets and bands, the vi

vladimir kara—murza comes from our well—known dissident family.ritic of the government. he started as a journalist and at the time ofjust i9 journalist and at the time ofjust 19 years old, he met another very prominent opposition leader. shortly after he became himself adviser, they worked together during the 2000 and 2010s. for instance together vladimir kara—murza enacted the act to make the us government sanction russian officials responsible for the death of an auditor who died in russian present in 2009. he lived in the united states of america for a long time and could easily have stayed in the us or europe as a russian politician and other opposition leaders who fled russia to criticise russia from abroad but nevertheless, despite the risks he decided to stay and came back to the country, he was arrested and prosecuted. these were three cases, the first was spreading fake news about the russian army operations in ukraine, you mentioned governing in undesirable organisation in russia, the third most serious was high treason because he critic

evgenia kara—murza is vladimir�*s wife.t, she was already preparing for the worst. the 25—year prison sentence, i think this is... well, to me this is a recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work. they hate him so much, and they're so much afraid of him out there, you know, running free, that they need to lock him up for a quarter of a century to stop him from continuing his work. another sign of the times in moscow. this famous museum reminds russians of political repression of the past. it's named after soviet human rights campaigner andrei sakharov, but the authorities have declared it a foreign agent, and now they're evicting it from the building. their final event feels like a swan song for russian democracy. 0f of course, the crackdown on dissent in russia has been going on for some time now, but certainly, it has accelerated since russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. what we saw today in moscow, the jailing of a kremlin critic for 25 years, thatis of a kremlin critic for 25 years, that is a sign ofjust h

. >> members, we are honored today to have vladimir kara-murza with us i would consider a very braven as a dissident, but chiefly as a politician author and historian, mr. kara-murza has been twice poisoned by the regime in russia and obviously he's with us today he is a powerful voice of the opposition to the current regime in russia and we asked him to come we would like to give him a few minutes to talk to you if we could. [ applause ] >> thank you, mr. speaker, for the very kind introduction, mr. majority leader, mr. minority leader, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, it is an honor to be here in the arizona state legislature. >> rusty bowers before he was censured by arizona republicans, before he lost his seat in state politics because he wouldn't overturn the election results to keep former president in office, that's rusty bowers in the arizona state legislature introducing vladimir kara-murza. you have seen him on the show and on msnbc and may recognize him as one of the most high-profile opposition political figures in russia. the reason we have that tape of him in arizona

okay, kara? >> so i have to.thought that this investigation was wrapping up last summer, so i am just going to try to find out with my colleagues what happened at that meeting, if there's any sense of when doj will make a decision in this case. my other one, thinking out loud, media again tomorrow, for this copyright -- thinking out loud and whether it copied marvin gaye, so, he will be back on the stand, possibly. so be very interesting. i saw him in the cafeteria today. >> wow. >> very cool. >> he's just like the rest of. us >> [laughter] >> sitting there eating lunch. i'm interested in seeing him on the stand. okay, fantastic. gator spent tonight with. you tomorrow, on cnn this morning, inside the craze around new weight loss drugs, how it is impacting diet culture and body acceptance. tune in for that. thanks so much for watching tonight. our coverage continues now. ♪ choosing miracle-ear was a great decision. like when i decided to host family movie nights. miracle-ear made it easy. i just booked an appointm

it is remarkable how passive the british government has been in the kara-murza case so far.icole: that was bill browder talkative as earlier. poland, slovakia and hungary say they are banning the import and transit of green from ukraine, to protect their own agricultural sectors. this after local farmers complained of green coming from the war-torn country being sold below market price. with the eu wanting to help kyiv access the world's markets, brussels might have to intervene. it is causing long delays at the borders. reporter: a long line of ukrainian trucks stuck at the polish border. drivers say they have been waiting here for days after the country announced a temporary ban on great imports from ukraine. >> we can't go in either direction. the poles reached out their hands to us, and i am immensely grateful, the whole ukraine a's, the world even permitted but now poland will not let us in the person reason. there is some kind of situation here. reporter: warsaw introduced the ban over the weekend, as a way to address the problem of local farmers being undercut by ukra

maria: i don't know if able to stop this kara. kara: exactly right the problem here component that i think often overlooked, we need to right rules of the mrm for technologies or authoritarians like china do it for us already have been trying, deepening involvement in international standards bodies, there needs guardrails that americans have inpupt first and foremost chatgpt language modeled chatgpt was gbt 2 released that model, so other programers all over world especially in america could iterate on it refine algorithms good practices now do i trust biden administration to right rules of the road? not to especially but, again, would i rather have americans have the most input on emerging technologies and how they are built and used over chinese communist party any day. maria: a great point on china we should point out alibaba is rolling out its a.i. strategy today mark kara stay right there iraq war veteran, schmitt here next hour of "mornings with maria" begins right now. . maria: good tuesday morning. thanks very much for joi

the only opposition political figure in russia who is more well known than kara-murza is alexei navalnyy been imprisoned and had news that alexei navalny has become so ill while in prison an ambulance was called several days ago his lawyers believe he is being poisoned inside prison and that sounds like a farfetched thing to claim except for the fact that asexually navalny has already been poisoned in a nerve agent attract in 2022 and as you heard rusty say kara-murza has twice been attacked with poison having barely survived each time now like alexei navalny they sentenced him to a long term in prison, 5 years in prison. that treatment of opposition figures, that is part of how russia is waging this war that they started in ukraine and a dictator's war against their own people i mean, in russia for anyone it's a 10 or 15-year prison sentence if you call the war a war. you cannot use that word for it or you go to prison. there is not a single high-profile political opposition figure who is still free today in russia and now they're handing out 25-year prison sentences for grave crimes l

the sentencing of kremlin critic laudermill kara moore's up to 25 years in a russian labor cath, moscow court convicted the prominent russian journalist and political activist of treason and spreading dis information about the russian military. kara morsa had denied the charges. the u. s. ambassador to russia said the sentence was a sign of moscow's weakness, not strength, and was clearly an attempt to silence descent. his lawyer told the w that given her clients poor health, the jail, to remounted to a death sentence, a so called strict regime labor camp in russia. it's the kind of prison in which vladimir kind of mazda may now spend the next 25 years of his life. the dual russian and british citizen is one of russia's last prominent opposition figures. he's been behind balls since april 2022. russian authorities arrested canada after he did now russia so called special military operation and ukraine. during his speech to american politicians. he was 1st charge with spreading false information about the russian military. then russian prosecute is added a charge of treason, the son of a

stephanie: vladimir kara-murza was convicted of treason.rshest sentences for a political dissident since president putin came to power. he was arrested in moscow last april after delivering a speech to the arizona house of representatives, where he called the putin regime's actions in ukraine war crimes. as one of putin's fiercest domestic critics, he was a key figure in the adoption by the u.s. congress of the global magnitsky act, which targets human rights abusers in russia and around the world. before his arrest, he survived two assassination attempts. for more in his sentence and the price of speaking up in russia today, we turn to alina polyakova, president and ceo at the center for european policy analysis. alina, thank you so much for joining the "newshour," as always. the judge himself was under magnitsky sanctions for human rights violations. it was a closed-door trial. put this sentence into context for us. alina: well, of course, vladimir, whom i have known for many years, is an incredibly courageous person. he went back to russ

does kara-murza's conviction neutralize the opposition to putin?e enough impact on fellow russians? was he effective, that the fight for human rights and democracy can continue without him? >> vladimir himself has said he feels his only failure, and i am paraphrasing, has been the convince enough of his russian citizen colleagues, friends, people of russia, that the regime they are living under is one that cannot be sustained, it is repressive. of course it is difficult to see a positive path forward. there are political prisoners in russia. vladimir kara-murza faces a bleak reality. 25 years is a life sentence for him. he remains courageous in the face of what many would be beaten and defeated by. his wife has been crusading on his behalf and advocating both the british government -- he is a british citizen, and the u.s., where he has been residing with his family, to raise greater condemnation to push back on the russian government's sentencing to do whatever we can to elevate his case to a global stage. stephanie: tell us what you know about his

vladimir kara-murza is an opinion to contribute to the "washington post." he's long been an advocate for freedom in russia and has been a courageous champion for democracy. he was arrested in moscow last april after criticizing russia's unprovoked and brutal invasion of ukraine. since then he hasin faced harsh and inhumane conditions and charges that are politically motivated and intended to silence him. the "washington post" has an unwavering commitment to defending press freedom. vladimir is not the first journalist to be targeted. jamal khashoggi, austin ties, jason all are examples of the constant threat that journalists face around theou world. his sentencing today is ain searing reminder of how an vital it is an aborted is to ensure the safety of journalists as they do they work wherever they may be. a threat to free speech anywhere can be a threat to free speech everywhere. as a harsh treatment of the vladimir is unfolding, the world is closely watching the russians wrongful detention of evan gertz noia on the "wall street journal." it is essential a

in may 2015, kara - murz suddenly became violently ill. be poison. kara - murza recovered but in 2017, he was poisoned again. >> i woke up because my hear was racing my heart because just gettin faster and faster and faster >> you woke up to this feeling >> yeah. >> i don't think there are words to describe this to describe how you feel whe you're trying to breathe and you cannot when you just slowly feel your whole body just giving up. >> this time, he barely escape with his life and spent almost two weeks in a medically induced coma he has never found out how h was poisoned who do you think was responsible? >> i can only presume that thi is - this was done by people with a least, with connections to the russian special services >> the kremlin has denied an involvement in kara - murza' poisoning. since the 2016 u.s presidential election, a numbe of russian diplomats and operatives have been killed or died under mysteriou circumstances around the world in march, 2017, the u.s. senat held hearings on russian involvement in the election. >>

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now vladimir kara morsa has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a moscow court. the journalist and politician has been involved in opposition activities for over 2 decades. he was a close friend and ally of the assassinated kremlin critic boris nymphs off the harsh punishment for kara morsa has drawn widespread criticism around the world. after the verdict was read, his wife lives in the united states with the couples. 3 children praised his courage, consistency, and honesty. he has proven time and again that he would not back down, that he would not abandon his fight, that he would not betray his country and betray his ideals that he would keep on fighting. and this sentence shows that they are so afraid of him, and they hate him so much for his consistency for his courage, for his for his amazing bravery. it says absolutely knight marriage what we're going through as a family. but it is also absolutely not marriage. what we're going through as the country the russian state has made russia a country aggressor. talk now to russia analyst marios sniggle via from t

cnn's kara scannell is outsight the court in new york.this trial to go forward? he is already facing another one as we all know? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, sara, jury selection is about to get under way. the judge in this case said that the jury will be anonymous, both to him and to the lawyers involved in this case, part of the reason he said is because of the rhetoric from the former president that from that other indictment that you just mentioned, but this is a civil trial and e. jean carroll has accused trump of battery for allegedly raping her in a new york city department store in the mid 1990s and defaming her when he denied the rapes, saying she wasn't his type and called it a hoax, suggesting she did it to boost sales of her book. trump is not required to attend this trial because it's a civil lawsuit. his lawyer has left open the possibility whether he would attend. either side could call him as a witness. e. jean carroll is expected to testify and won a couple of pretrial motions in her favor. she can call the two women

his lawyer said kara moore's aside as a verdict on the justness of his cause. it was for ashley, this terrible but very high assessment of laudermill work as a politician, as a citizen. this is how he perceived this verdict. when he heard it 25 years, his self esteem even went up. he realized he was doing everything right. as hundreds of journalists packed a room where they watched the court proceedings on screen, reaction to the verdict came in swiftly. nobel laureate dmitri moreton, who was a witness in kara morris's case, told al jazeera, it was part of a dangerous pattern that's emerge in russia since the war in ukraine began. but he got the order, but it teach him. some sentences for political prisoners are handed down in the same way they were handed down during stolen times. these are huge sentences, 25 years of the lifetime of one generation of people. so we want to take an entire generation of the lives of russians who won't meet politicians like car mirza. the long time criminal critic was arrested last april under new laws passed 8 days after russia'

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. >> speaker bowers -- >> members, we are honored today to have vladimir kara-murza, with us there is each of your desks, tha will describe what i would consider a very brave position as a dissident, but chiefly as a politician author, and historian, and sir karen morrison has been twic poisoned, by the regime in russia and obviously, he's with u today. it is a powerful voice of th opposition the current regime in russia > thank you mister speaker for that very kind introduction. members of the house, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, it's an honor to be here i arizona state -- >> rusty bowers, before he was censured by arizona republican before he lost his seat in state politics, because he wouldn't overturn the election results, to keep forme president in office. that's rusty bowers in the arizona state legislature, introducing vladimir carolina, you may also recognize you'v seen him on the show before. you've seen him here on nbc. may recognize him as one of th most high-profile opposition political figures in russia. the reason we have that tape o him in arizona, with rusty bowe

outfront now with us in guinea, a kara murza, the wife of vladimir kara murza, yevgenia, thank you somuch for joining us. you call this sentence of 25 years in prison, a high recognition of the effectiveness of vladimir's work vladimir's work, and that is legendary. kara murza. you're talking about your husband, speaking out against the kremlin and this war. this is a sentence out of fear. you say, what is it that you believe the regime fears? good evening, bianna. thank you very much for inviting me here. well putin's regime is built on lights and the thing it here's the most is the truth. and hence total censorship of the media. hence the use of repression against free voices that keep telling the truth, despite all odds they refused to be intimidated, and hence also the portraying of anyone who dares oppose the official narrative as a criminal like in dozens and dozens of cases in russia spy like in the case of evan gersh, covic or a traitor like in the case of my husband, actually, while asking for a 25 prison sentence for vladimir. prosecutor locked yonah made a very revealing st

in the case of vladimir kara-murza, today is a particularly dark day. earlier this morning in moscow, he was sentenced to 25 years in russian prison. this cannot be allowed to stand and we must all raise our voices against it. today we are joined by vladimir's wife and his attorney who are here to talk about his sentencing, the challenges that lie ahead in getting him released, and what this means for the future of free speech in russia. we are grateful that they've chosen to be with "the washington post" at this crucial moment. "the washington post" opinions editor david will be on stage with our guests in just a few moments. but first, we have a quick video. [video playing] ♪ >> i have no doubt that this was in response to my opposition. i think most specifically in response to my work on the act. >> you were very, very sick and went back. now, are you finished? are you saying, i'm not going back? >> oh, god no. of course not. >> you're going to go back? >> of course i will absolutely go back to russia. i'm russian. this is my country. and i believe i

since fulton came to power after sham trial and moscow, vladimir kara, morsa was sentenced to 25 years in prison. his lawyer says the verdict could well be a death sentence. the 41 year old has severe health problems as being poisoned, not once, but twice in the past decade convicted of treason of collaborating with an undesirable organization and spreading what the kremlin calls fakes about the war in ukraine. ker moore's and now faces a quarter of a century behind bars. but he remained defiant after hearing the verdict. he said, russia will be free. tell everyone i'm the cough really can berlin and this is the day. ah, this is not a wife sense with they will basically kill him in prison. this is absolutely nightmarish. what we're going through as a family. so i'm crying on the inside right now. my friend and my colleagues because what they're doing to him is just truly and who may hey, has proven time. and again that he would not doubt that he would not abandon his flight. and so i think that that student has probably achieved one of his big games, which is to effectively terrorize z

behind it , cold air is spreading with the waters of the kara sea, and on thursday this flow will bee. the north of european russia here, even during the day , the temperature will be negative, but the inhabitants of the middle lane are waiting for the final day of the period of abnormally warm weather in the northwest, the air will have time to warm up to plus 10-15, and in the center and the volga region , the thermometers will show plus 15 20, and from friday the arctic stream will make its way further deep into the russian plain. this invasion will take place against the backdrop of sunny anticyclonic weather. so the cold air can warm up along the way. it will not protect against night frosts. already at the end of the working week, the entire middle lane will be in their zone, and on weekends, cold snaps will capture even the call of its volga and don e today in moscow after a temperature maximum of 18-19 °. in the evening the air will cool down hmm yes plus hello and at night and up to plus five, but this is quite within the framework of the may climate, the upcoming thursday w

already hundreds of people recruited there, two people from i filled in the telegram there yevhen karascan find there two who are already serving for those who still wanted, there is a small brigade regiments who deal with the assembly, we will help you here, this hits if the distributor , for example, our functions, well, we are a bitch, i apologize for them, we will fulfill them well, because it is necessary to do it with you, allow what does not happen, because there are nuances everywhere, well, our society is so wounded we there on one direction что i think they are there hello there whose direction am i talking about so that it is palpable about the enemy uh and there is no such rush that we held back all these months before it was palpable and it is palpable that they are preparing for defense, they have dug in the whole of zaporozhye there and so on, but i don’t know how the contrast will take shape, and i don’t know, well, it’s not for the enemy, probably because the kharkiv offensive was not similar to what happened under kiev, and the kherson offensive was similar to what hap