Vladimir Kara-Murza: “I hope they see this initiative passed, all the more added urgency now as Vladimir Putin is conducting war crimes, and…”

[The] principle of ‘following local laws, no matter what they are’ provides a convenient excuse. But it’s just that: an excuse and a moral dodge.

I call on the U.S. Government to fight harder for the release of those who risked their lives.

Those who oppose Vladimir Putin`s regime risk not only their well-being and their freedom. They also risk their lives.

I consider him to be a dictator, a usurper and a murderer, who's personally responsible for the deaths of his political opponents, Boris Nemtsov, like Alexei Navalny, who is personally responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians…