Opinion | Life in Putin’s gulag: “A long ‘Groundhog Day,’” says Vladimir Kara-Murza

Post contributing columnist Vladimir Kara-Murza was convicted of treason and sentenced to 25 years by Vladimir Putin’s regime. The verdict was ostensibly for his criticism of the war in Ukraine. But his case was really meant as a general warning to others who might stand up to Russia’s authoritarian system.

Earlier this month, our dear friend and colleague was part of the largest international prisoner exchange since the Cold War. He recently joined Opinion Editor David Shipley to talk about his ordeal, how it feels to be free at last — and why he thinks the Putin regime’s days are numbered.

Read or listen to the opinion here.