Vladimir Kara-Murza: “If one-tenth of those sanctions that were imposed over the past two weeks had been imposed a decade ago, we would not be…”

I can just tell you, on a personal level, not a single day goes by without somebody approaching me on the street, shaking my hand here in Moscow, sometimes asking to take a picture of me and saying, thank you for what you`re doing.

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

This is why appeasement of dictators never, never, never works.

I hope they see this initiative passed, all the more added urgency now as Vladimir Putin is conducting war crimes, and crimes against humanity at the heart of Europe.