A Russian opposition politician and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin recently shared his harrowing experience of psychological torture during 11 months in solitary confinement. He expressed his belief that he would not survive his time in a Siberian cell.
After being released on August 1 in a significant prisoner exchange between the US and Russia, the politician spoke to the media for the first time on US television. The exchange also involved American journalists and a marine officer who were reunited with their families at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
