Russian opposition activist: ‘The Putin regime will fall’ I DW Conflict Zone

There’s plenty of evidence that questioning the government in Russia is more dangerous than it’s been in living memory. On Conflict Zone DW’s Tim Sebastian talks to Vladimir Kara-Murza, an exiled Russian opposition activist, who was sentenced to 25 years in jail for criticizing the war in Ukraine. Kara-Murza was released this year in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. Kara-Murza, a Russian-British national, decries a ‘sad history of appeasement of Vladimir Putin by Western leaders’. But he is convinced that one day Russia will become a modern, free European country. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:17 Has the West been guilty of appeasing Putin? 04:28 'In Russia internal repression and external aggression go hand in hand' 06:59 Are sanctions on Russia working? 10:03 Ukraine's criticism of Russian opposition 11:21 Will Putin lose or is he winning the war? 13.21 Kara-Murza trial - a Stalin's time experience 16:05 Life in solitary confinement 18:36 Will Russia become a normal, free European country? 20:07 Russian history shows political change happens suddenly 22:12 'This regime will collapse' 24:52 After Putin: Russians will have a 'mammoth task ahead' For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1