US Sanctions Russian Officials Over Dissident’s Detention

US Sanctions Russian Officials Over Dissident’s Detention
Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza is escorted to a hearing in a court in Moscow on Feb. 8, 2023. AP Photo
|Updated:
0:00

WASHINGTON—The United Stats has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on five Russian officials and an expert witness involved in the incarceration of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition leader who has been imprisoned in Moscow since April for speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

He faces more than 30 years in prison.