The Kremlin’s human rights council this month urged outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev to pardon Yukos Oil Russian Co. billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky, seen here, before Putin’s inauguration in May. Photographer: Alexey Sazonov/AFP/Getty Images
The Kremlin’s human rights council this month urged outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev to pardon Yukos Oil Russian Co. billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky, seen here, before Putin’s inauguration in May. Photographer: Alexey Sazonov/AFP/Getty Images