To Nadia Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina:

Dear girls,

I know that the last months have been a living hell for you, and I am happy to learn that this torture, unworthy of a European country in the 21st century, has ended.

Releasing political prisoners makes those in power at least a little more humane.
What is probably most important for you now, is to find the strength not to keep any hatred and anger in your hearts, after your ordeals of imprisonment.

Congratulations!
Mikhail Khodorkovsky