Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza jailed for 25 years on politically motivated charges.

Russian opposition figure and Putin critic, Vladimir Kara-Murza, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of treason for criticizing the war in Ukraine. The unprecedented sentence is the lengthiest ever given to an opponent of President Vladimir Putin, highlighting the crackdown unleashed by Russia's government since the invasion of Ukraine. Virtually all prominent Russian opposition figures are now either in jail or in exile amid the crackdown, and the length of Kara-Murza's sentence prompted horror among liberal Russians, drawing comparisons to Joseph Stalin-era trials. Western governments condemned Kara-Murza's jailing, and his wife tweeted that she is "infinitely proud" of him.