Vladimir Kara-Murza: “This regime that is empowering our country today, it's not just corrupt, it's not just kleptocratic. It's not just…”

We all know the price. We all know the cost, but we also know that there are millions of people in Russia who categorically oppose Putin regime and everything it`s doing, both in terms of domestic repression and in terms of the external…

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

[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.

If you are a dictator, an aggressive autocratic dictator like Vladimir Putin, if somebody compromises with you, to you, that’s a sign of weakness, and that’s an invitation to grab more and more.