I hope from these people continue to parrot this Kremlin propaganda, that they think about those hundreds and thousands of political prisoners in Russia who are not allowed to talk to their families, who are allowed to even phone their kids, who are not allowed to go to church. What about traditional family values there?
Kara-Murza criticizes the perception of Putin as a defender of family values while highlighting the plight of political prisoners in Russia.
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