Members of Congress on Tuesday are calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. The renewed calls from lawmakers have come on the second anniversary of his imprisonment, part of the Kremlin’s relentless crackdown on critics of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., left, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
Sen. Jim Risch, the top Republican on the committee, renewed his call Tuesday for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Kara-Murza as a “wrongfully detained person,” an appointment that would help elevate his case and provide resources to his family in America as they fight for his release. In response, senators on Tuesday introduced a resolution condemning the Russian government for its arrests of American citizens and calling for their immediate release. Last month marked the first anniversary of, a 32-year-old reporter for The Wall Street Journal who is awaiting trial in Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo Prison on espionage charges. Other U.S.
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