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The Kremlin refuses to comment on sentence handed to critic Vladimir Kara-Murza
The Kremlin declined to comment on a 25-year prison sentence handed on Monday to long-time Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza on charges of treason and discrediting Russia’s armed forces.
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The sentence – the longest for an opponent of President Vladimir Putin among a number of high-profile cases since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine last year – triggered condemnation from Western governments.
Asked by reporters on Monday to comment on the sentence, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin never commented on court decisions.
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