Russian opposition and a prominent Kremlin critic, Vladimir Kara-Murza, was charged with “treason”, his lawyer said on Thursday. The jailed veteran opposition leader could face up to 20 years in prison based on these charges, said the state-run TASS news agency.&nbsp;

According to his lawyer, Vadim Prokhorov, the case that has been opened against Kara-Murza is based on three public speeches. This includes his address to the US state Arizona House of Representatives where he said Russian President Vladimir Putin was bombing homes, hospitals and schools in Ukraine.&nbsp;

Additionally, the latest charge against the 40-year-old includes alleged evidence of “longtime cooperation with a NATO state,” reported TASS citing a source in Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).&nbsp; 
 
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The Kremlin critic has been in detention since April for disobeying the police and it was subsequently extended for “discrediting" the Armed Forces, reported the Moscow Times.&nbsp; 
The law for spreading false information about the armed forces came into effect after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. &nbsp;

Reportedly, Kara-Murza also holds both British and Russian citizenship. In 2015 and 2017, suddenly fell ill and went into a coma, accusing Moscow’s security services of poisoning him. The Kremlin critic claims that this was after he lobbied the West to sanction Russian officials for human rights abuses&nbsp;

Meanwhile, Russia has denied any involvement in both cases. This case is reportedly the second high-profile treason case in Moscow this year, following Ivan Safronov, a former defence journalist who was charged last month with 22 years in a high-security prison, said a report by Moscow Times.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp; 
 
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Russian opposition and a prominent Kremlin critic, Vladimir Kara-Murza, was charged with “treason”, his lawyer said on Thursday. The jailed veteran opposition leader could face up to 20 years in prison based on these charges, said the state-run TASS news agency.

Russian opposition and a prominent Kremlin critic, Vladimir Kara-Murza, was charged with “treason”, his lawyer said on Thursday. The jailed veteran opposition leader could face up to 20 years in prison based on these charges, said the state-run TASS news agency. According to his lawyer, Vadim Prokhorov, the case that has been opened against Kara-Murza is based on three public speeches. This includes his address to the US state Arizona House of Representatives where he said Russian President Vladimir Putin was bombing homes, hospitals and schools in Ukraine. Additionally, the latest charge against the 40-year-old includes alleged evidence of “longtime cooperation with a NATO state,” reported TASS citing a source in Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). ALSO READ: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny calls for 'an all-out war on Putin's oligarchs' The Kremlin critic has been in detention since April for disobeying the police and it was subsequently extended for “discrediting" the Armed Forces, reported the Moscow Times. The law for spreading false information about the armed forces came into effect after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Reportedly, Kara-Murza also holds both British and Russian citizenship. In 2015 and 2017, suddenly fell ill and went into a coma, accusing Moscow’s security services of poisoning him. The Kremlin critic claims that this was after he lobbied the West to sanction Russian officials for human rights abuses Meanwhile, Russia has denied any involvement in both cases. This case is reportedly the second high-profile treason case in Moscow this year, following Ivan Safronov, a former defence journalist who was charged last month with 22 years in a high-security prison, said a report by Moscow Times. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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Supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei&nbsp;Navalny&nbsp;were set to confront Russian authorities on Saturday at nationwide rallies that the police have declared illegal and vowed to break up.

The gatherings will be the first protests by&nbsp;Navalny's supporters since he returned dramatically to Moscow and was immediately arrested last weekend after recovering in Germany from a nerve agent poisoning in Russia.

He accuses President Vladimir Putin of ordering his murder, which the Kremlin denies.

The stubborn ex-lawyer who has campaigned against Putin for years despite what he describes as an unrelenting state effort to stifle his activity could now face years in jail over legal cases that he calls trumped up.

His supporters are betting on a high-risk strategy to produce a show of anti-Kremlin street support during winter and a pandemic to pressure the authorities into freeing him.

The gamble puts the Kremlin in a quandary as to how it responds, nine months before parliamentary elections.

The West has told Moscow to let him go, sparking new tensions in already strained Russia ties as U.S. President Joe Biden launches his administration.

In a push to galvanise support,&nbsp;Navalny's team released a video about an opulent palace on the Black Sea they alleged belonged to Putin, something the Kremlin denied. The clip had been viewed more than 60 million times as of late Friday.

Police have cracked down in the run-up to the rallies, rounding up several of his allies they accused of calling for illegal protests and jailing at least two of them, including&nbsp;Navalny's spokeswoman, for more than a week each.

Authorities also announced a criminal investigation against&nbsp;Navalny&nbsp;supporters over calls urging minors to attend illegal rallies that it said were made on various social networks.

Navalny's allies hope to tap into what polls say are pent-up public frustrations over years of falling wages and economic fallout from the pandemic. But Putin's grip on power looks unassailable and the 68-year-old regularly records an approval rating of over 60%, many times higher than that of&nbsp;Navalny.

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