Thanks to Russian journalist Aleksei Venediktov for posting (on Facebook) this heartwarming picture of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who just days ago was languishing, near death, in a “punishment” cell in Russian penal colony IK-7 near Omsk, Siberia. And now, thanks to years of unrelenting, incredibly complex, seven-nation negotiations, he — and 15 other former hostages — are finally breathing the fresh air of freedom.

That is the most beautiful smile I have ever seen!

Brendochka
8/3/24