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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Richard Wheeler

UK sanctions Moscow judges after British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza’s appeal rejected

AP

The UK has sanctioned six people following the “unjustifiable” decision to reject an appeal from a British-Russian dissident facing 25 years in jail for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced in April after being convicted of treason and spreading false information about the Russian army in a process he described as a “show trial”.

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