He was Russia's richest man and spent ten years in the gulag. Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Ukraine, Putin and failed talks to merge with a U.S. oil giant

Core Insights - Mikhail Khodorkovsky claims that Vladimir Putin has shifted away from his earlier pragmatic approach, indicating a significant change in the political landscape in Russia [1] Company and Industry Summary - Khodorkovsky discusses a potential merger between Yukos and a U.S. oil company, highlighting the strategic moves in the oil sector during his tenure [1]