MBK: “There is finally some understanding of what should be done”
Mikhail Khodorkovsky spoke to award winning journalist Emily Maitlis for BBC Newsnight to comment on the current situation in Russia.
In the interview he said:
“Recent decisions of [Biden’s] administration to freeze assets not just of the people who take part in operations directly against the United States, but also those who fight the free press, who violate human rights, who take part in corruption show that there is finally some understanding of what should be done.
All this together will have the biggest impact on Putin’s agents who he constantly tries to plant in the systems of Western countries.
If the EU were to take similar actions, Putin’s operations would be seriously undermined.”
"Putin would love to go if he had such an opportunity. Each year it shrinks because the longer his regime goes on, the more crimes it commits."
The Open Russia Movement's Mikhail Khodorkovsky says Putin has "painted himself into a corner from which he can’t escape"
#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/kkTb99j6Pe— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) April 21, 2021
“There is a death of strong leadership in the West.”
Founder of the Open Russia Movement Mikhail Khodorkovsky says if the EU imposed sanctions on Russia, as the US has recently done, “Putin’s operations would be seriously undermined” https://t.co/MZOjQdnVvN
#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/Y0gegPjHDL— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) April 21, 2021
“The government isn’t afraid of the street protests.”
As thousands protest across Russia in support of jailed dissident Navalny, founder of the Open Russia Movement Mikhail Khodorkovsky says they won’t have an impact as “the govt does not depend on the electorate”
#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/iUPBJQj05m— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) April 21, 2021
You can watch the interview through BBC iplayer (in UK only) here.
