On Monday, April 17, the Moscow City Court passed a sentence on Russian oppositionist Vladimir Kara-Murza, whom the Kremlin regime is accused of treason and spreading " He was sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to Meduza..

Western countries were unanimous in condemning this verdict and the trial itself.. The British Foreign Office summoned Russian Ambassador to London Andrey Kelin.

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Foreign Secretary James Cleverley says London will continue to demand the immediate release of the politician who condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine. UK is considering further steps to bring to justice those involved in the detention and ill-treatment of Kara-Murza.

The Canadian Embassy in Russia quoted on Twitter Ambassador Alison LeClair as saying: “Three decades ago, a free and democratic Russia struggled to be born into the world.. Today's verdict is a sad testament to the dark upheaval that this struggle has reached."

The EU Delegation to the Russian Federation condemned the verdict and demands the dismissal of Kara-Murza and all other persons convicted by Russian courts for the truth about the Russian-Ukrainian war.

“Today’s outrageously brutal court ruling once again clearly demonstrates the use of the judiciary for political purposes to influence activists, human rights defenders and anyone who speaks out against Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine,” the EU Delegation said in a Telegram statement..

The United States also demands the release of Kara-Murza and condemns the verdict.

“The criminalization of criticism of government actions is a manifestation of fear, not strength,” the US Embassy in the Russian Federation tweeted the words of Ambassador Lynn Tracy.

Vladimir Kara-Murza was arrested in Moscow in April 2022. The detention occurred after his speech to members of the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona (USA), where he spoke about the Russian bombing of residential areas and social infrastructure in Ukraine.

Earlier, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the judge presiding over the politician's trial, and the United States imposed sanctions on three people involved in the persecution of Kara-Murza..