Russian Prosecutors Push for 25-Year Sentence for Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza.

Russian prosecutors have requested a 25-year prison sentence for opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was detained last year on charges of spreading "fake news" about the Russian army. The veteran Kremlin critic is also accused of high treason and affiliation with an "undesirable" organization. Kara-Murza's trial is being held behind closed doors in a Moscow court, and his lawyers have raised concerns over his health in detention. Most Russian opposition figures are now either in jail or in exile following Russia's clampdown on dissenters after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.