Prominent Russian dissidents Kara-Murza, Navalnaya, and Yashin ask Canada to take in compatriots facing deportation from the U.S.
A number of prominent Russian opposition politicians in exile have appealed to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to grant asylum to their compatriots facing deportation from the United States. Their English-language letter , shared exclusively with Canada’s The Globe and Mail , was signed by Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, along with former political prisoners Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin.