‘Navalny’ Won an Oscar, But Navalny and Kara-Murza Are Still in Prison

Aleksei Navalny won an Academy Award on Sunday for the year’s best documentary.

Julian Zelizer: But Navalny and Vladimir Kara-Murza are still in prison for opposing Putin's war against Ukraine.

He says Putin's brutal war against a democratic, sovereign Ukraine is linked to spiraling domestic repression.

Zelizer says the West should provide Ukraine with everything it needs to defend itself militarily.

There are many Russians who oppose Putin’s war and are paying a serious price for their opposition.

But Kara-Murza himself has always insisted that Russians will have a democratic future, even from his jail cell.

The most urgent is helping Ukraine win to defend its own democracy and sovereignty.