The trial of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza is part of a long history of anti-Putin activists being killed or persecuted.
Stephen Hall
Stephen Hall
Stephen Hall is a lecturer in Russian and post-Soviet politics at the University of Bath.
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Since 2012, Putin has consistently called Ukraine a historical aberration, creating the foundation for what Russia now says is a “forever war.”
The Crimean annexation set up the Ukraine war. Viewing the West as weak, Putin thought he could do something bigger for the rest of Ukraine in 2022.