All Posts Tagged With: "Mikhail Khodorkovsky"

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Khodorkovsky Calls Putin to Court

Imprisoned oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, currently in Moscow facing charges in a second case against him, has issued a series of questions that he demands Prime Minister Putin answer directly in court.

Mar 17, 2010 | Continued
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Putin: “Here, Thank God, There Aren’t Any Elections”

In a four hour live broadcast on Thursday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fielded questions from “ordinary Russians” on a wide variety of topics, including his possible aspirations to run for a third term as president.

Dec 4, 2009 | Continued
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Former Russian PM Reveals Putin’s Campaign Against Tycoon

Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov revealed a closed-door discussion he had with former Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the decision to target oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Jul 21, 2009 | Continued
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Kasparov on Putin’s “Ninth Year in Power”

Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov cautions against jumping to quick conclusion on any liberalization taking place under Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.

May 13, 2009 | Continued
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Khodorkovsky In Isolation Ward for Press Interview

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil company, has been put into solitary confinement for 12 days, allegedly for speaking with Esquire author Boris Akunin.

Oct 10, 2008 | Continued
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New Charges Filed Against Khodorkovsky

New charges have been cast against Michael Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil company. Khodorkovsky, who may face an additional 22 years behind bars, called the accusations absurd.

Jul 2, 2008 | Continued
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EU Parliament Condemns Kremlin’s Strong-Arm Politics

The European Parliament has enacted a new resolution on Russia which deplores the strong-arm politics of the Kremlin, and deplores problems with the March 2nd presidential election.

Mar 17, 2008 | Continued
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WSJ: Putin’s Russia a Fascist State

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Global View columnist Bret Stephens hits various nails on their heads. We are particularly gratified to at last see Putin’s infamous “popularity” not taken at face value in the media. It is a must-read article and we encourage you to share it widely.

“For the Sake of One Man”

- by Bret [...]

Jul 17, 2007 | Continued
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Riyadh on the Volga

The Putin administration has seen many aggressive takeovers of domestic and foreign energy holdings by Putin and his closest allies at Gazprom and Rosneft. Yukos was dismembered and parceled out like loot from a pirate raid. The Russian licensing agency Rosnedra has become a tool to squeeze foreign companies out. Meanwhile, the gang in charge [...]

Jul 11, 2007 | Continued