Kremlin declines to comment on 25-year sentence for Kremlin critic Kara-Murza

The Kremlin declined to comment on a 25-year prison sentence handed on Monday to long-time Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza on charges of treason and discrediting Russia's armed forces.

The sentence - the longest for an opponent of President Vladimir Putin among a number of high-profile cases since Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine last year - triggered condemnation from Western governments.

Asked by reporters on Monday to comment on the sentence, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin never commented on court decisions.

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