BBC NewsRussia’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of Platon Lebedev, the former business partner of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, with whom he was jailed in 2005. Platon and Khodorkovsky were convicted…
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Khodorkovsky: For now, steering clear of Russia and politics – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesMOSCOW — Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former oil tycoon once considered President Vladimir Putin’s most potent political foe, said Sunday that he had no plans to resume his business…
Khodorkovsky says he will work to release other political prisoners – Washington Post
Washington PostMOSCOW — Mikhail Khodorkovsky has yet to decide how he will spend the rest of his life, but one thing is clear: The former Russian oil tycoon, who has…
Khodorkovsky on Putin: ‘They were humane about my family’ – BBC News
BBC NewsMikhail Khodorkovsky has reacted philosophically when asked about his personal feelings towards Russian President Vladimir Putin. The former oil tycoon was released from prison on Friday after serving 10…
Khodorkovsky vows to help Russian political prisoners – BBC News
BBC NewsFormer oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said he will do all he can to ensure the release of other Russian political prisoners. At a press conference in Berlin, he…
Mikhail Khodorkovsky holds a news briefing in Berlin – BBC News
BBC NewsFormer Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was pardoned and released from prison on Friday, holds a news briefing in Berlin. He spent 10 years in a Russian prison…
Russian oligarch Khodorkovsky reunited with family – USA TODAY
USA TODAYBERLIN (AP) — The former oil baron Mikhail Khodorkovsky was reunited with his family in Berlin on Saturday, a day after being released from a decade-long imprisonment in Russia.…
Freed Khodorkovsky likely to steer clear of politics – AFP
AFPMoscow — Russia?s former richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky is likely to stay out of the nitty-gritty of Russian politics following his decade-long prison ordeal but could still exercise a degree…
Freed Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky reunited with son – BBC News
BBC NewsRussian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been reunited with his son after being freed from jail. A spokesman for Khodorkovsky confirmed the reunion as he spent his first…
Putin opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky released from jail – BBC News
BBC NewsThe former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been freed from jail following a decree from President Putin pardoning his former political opponent. Officials say he was released on humanitarian grounds…
Freed Abruptly by Putin, Tycoon Arrives in Germany – New York Times
New York TimesMOSCOW — After 10 years in jail, Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, the former chairman of Yukos Oil and once Russia’s richest man, walked free from a prison colony in…
Ex-tycoon Khodorkovsky released from prison – USA TODAY
USA TODAYMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree pardoning jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the man who has been described as his archrival. Khodorkovsky has spent…
Putin to pardon jailed tycoon Khodorkovsky – Houston Chronicle
Houston ChronicleMOSCOW (AP) — In a surprise decision, President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky will be pardoned, a move that will see his top…