Statements of Support (2003-2013) / Piontkovsky, Andrei

“Khodorkovsky is making it necessary for Medvedev to define his position. His challenge is very clever, legally and politically. He isn’t demanding that he be freed, rather just for confirmation that Medvedev has been made aware of his case. . . The ball is now in Medvedev’s court. Will he choose to follow the logic of the law, and risk a damaging split with Putin? He will have to make a choice, and that could determine Medvedev’s own political future”

Andrei Piontkovsky, Political analyst. Christian Science Monitor, May 2010