UK PM Starmer welcomes release of prisoners including Vladimir Kara-Murza

FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza attends a court hearing in Moscow
FILE PHOTO: Jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his prison sentence, in Moscow, Russia July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
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UK PM Starmer welcomes release of prisoners including Vladimir Kara-Murza

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday welcomed the release of a number of prisoners from Russia including dual Russian-British dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, who had been jailed on treason charges for 25 years.

"I welcome the release of a number of prisoners held in Russia, including Vladimir Kara-Murza, Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich," Starmer said on X.

"We will continue to call on Russia to uphold freedom of political expression."

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