Khodorkovsky Pardon Underscores Russia’s Special Ties with Germany
With two-way trade flourishing, both Berlin and Moscow had good reasons to want to see the Yukos founder released.
Craig Mellow
January 5, 2014
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former oil tycoon, poses for a photograph following a Bloomberg interview at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Released after 10 years in Russian prisons, Khodorkovsky ruled out mounting a political challenge to President Vladimir Putin on his third day of freedom. Photographer: Bartek Sadowski/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Bartek Sadowski/Bloomberg
