While the Biden administration claims Russia is more isolated than ever and has suffered strategic setbacks due to the war, evidence suggests otherwise.
In response to the death of Russian democratic opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, who died in Russian custody while unjustly incarcerated, Freedom House joins partners in requesting the Biden Administration to accelerate efforts to free imprisoned Russian democracy advocate, Vladimir Kara-Murza. The letter is included below and can be read here.
In 2023, Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Russia on bogus charges for his criticism of Putin's repressive government and the Kremlin's ongoing war against Ukraine.