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Vladimir Kara-Murza: Defying Putin

Vladimir Kara-Murza: Defying Putin

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A 2017 interview with the Russian activist, who was jailed for 25 years earlier this week

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Earlier this week, Russian political activist Vladimir Kara-Murza
was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Russia for charges linked
to his criticism of the war in Ukraine. He was found guilty of
treason, spreading "false" information about the Russian army and
being affiliated with an "undesirable organisation" – charges he
denied. In 2017, HARDtalk spoke to him as he recovered in the US
from what he said was a poisoning attempt in Moscow. Shortly
before, he had been rushed to hospital in the Russian capital
when his organs started shutting down. He said he knew
immediately what was happening because the same thing had
happened to him two years earlier. Both times he claimed he was
the victim of deliberate poisoning, and that he was targeted
because of his opposition to President Putin and the Russian
government. He told the programme that despite the risks, he
intended to return to Russia.